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The Pollinators

There are about 320 hivesthat we're going to assess which half the queen is inand confine...

There are about 320 hives
that we're going to assess which half the queen is in
and confine her so we know where she is,
and then this evening, we'll move off those
queen-less halves so that we can
establish new hives, put queen cells in them
in the next few days

Full Transcript

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-There are about 320 hives that we're going to assess
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which half the queen is in and confine her
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so we know where she is, and then this evening,
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we'll move off those queen-less halves
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so that we can establish new hives,
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put queen cells in them in the next few days.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
23
Timestamp in Movie
00:35:37
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.
[ Bees buzzing ] - The Pollinators 00:11
[ Bees buzzing ]
I mean, you got to -- You just basically got to be - The Pollinators 00:06
I mean, you got to -- You just basically got to be
You know, if queens are starting to fail, - The Pollinators 00:08
You know, if queens are starting to fail,
[ Bees buzzing ] - The Pollinators 00:11
[ Bees buzzing ]
There's a Varroa mite on that drone larva. - The Pollinators 00:05
There's a Varroa mite on that drone larva.
Red, orange fleck there on the larva here is - The Pollinators 00:07
Red, orange fleck there on the larva here is
They were accidentally imported. - The Pollinators 00:05
They were accidentally imported.
-Varroa destructor is public enemy number one, by far. - The Pollinators 00:05
-Varroa destructor is public enemy number one, by far.
It was a parasite in Southeast Asia, - The Pollinators 00:07
It was a parasite in Southeast Asia,
Now it's present pretty much everywhere honey bees are kept. - The Pollinators 00:05
Now it's present pretty much everywhere honey bees are ...
-It's a small, little mite - The Pollinators 00:12
-It's a small, little mite
So, it's a huge parasite relative to the bee's body. - The Pollinators 00:04
So, it's a huge parasite relative to the bee's bod...
And it, literally, just pokes - The Pollinators 00:10
And it, literally, just pokes
They transmit viruses, - The Pollinators 00:05
They transmit viruses,
There are parasites at the top of this triangle, - The Pollinators 00:05
There are parasites at the top of this triangle,
-Most bee populations can deal with one of these issues, - The Pollinators 00:07
-Most bee populations can deal with one of these issues,
Example of this is the interaction of Varroa mites - The Pollinators 00:07
Example of this is the interaction of Varroa mites
-The mites are parasites that weaken the bees. - The Pollinators 00:05
-The mites are parasites that weaken the bees.
They weaken the bees - The Pollinators 00:05
They weaken the bees
They reduce the population, - The Pollinators 00:09
They reduce the population,