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The Pollinators

The bees think thatthere's a forest fire coming, so they start gorging themselveswith...

The bees think that
there's a forest fire coming, so they start gorging themselveswith honey, and it makes them really docile

Full Transcript

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The bees think that there's a forest fire coming,
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so they start gorging themselveswith honey,
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and it makes them really docile.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
14
Timestamp in Movie
01:17:13
Uploaded
Jun 16, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Stonykill Films

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Movie Summary

A cinematic journey around the United States following migratory beekeepers and their truckloads of honey bees as they pollinate the flowers that become the fruits, nuts and vegetables we all eat.
We put bees on the citrus to make citrus honey. - The Pollinators 00:05
We put bees on the citrus to make citrus honey.
Then we started bringing bees back here - The Pollinators 00:07
Then we started bringing bees back here
And in June, we're finished spreading them out - The Pollinators 00:09
And in June, we're finished spreading them out
And in July, we let the bees do their work - The Pollinators 00:07
And in July, we let the bees do their work
Bees were in California, - The Pollinators 00:12
Bees were in California,
And from there, a large portion of them - The Pollinators 00:06
And from there, a large portion of them
I'm leaving a day and a half here, - The Pollinators 00:11
I'm leaving a day and a half here,
-This time a year, - The Pollinators 00:15
-This time a year,
First step in the harvest - The Pollinators 00:05
First step in the harvest
And then we'll heat it up, - The Pollinators 00:05
And then we'll heat it up,
The bees put this cap on when they get it dry enough - The Pollinators 00:06
The bees put this cap on when they get it dry enough
When it gets down below 18.5% moisture, - The Pollinators 00:07
When it gets down below 18.5% moisture,
And so they put the cap on to keep it - The Pollinators 00:05
And so they put the cap on to keep it
It will spin the frame, and that will throw it out, - The Pollinators 00:07
It will spin the frame, and that will throw it out,
And then you can enjoy the same thing I'm enjoying. - The Pollinators 00:05
And then you can enjoy the same thing I'm enjoying.
If it was any fresher, you'd have to be a bee. - The Pollinators 00:04
If it was any fresher, you'd have to be a bee.
It's just that time of the season, - The Pollinators 00:06
It's just that time of the season,
When the seasons change, - The Pollinators 00:05
When the seasons change,
And, you know, the problems are many. - The Pollinators 00:06
And, you know, the problems are many.
And the importance is that our food system - The Pollinators 00:08
And the importance is that our food system