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We migrate the bees from up in the northern prairies
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The Pollinators

We migrate the bees from upin the northern prairies all down hereto the Bakersfield area,...

We migrate the bees from up
in the northern prairies all down here
to the Bakersfield area, and we keep 'em
in the west side of the valley

Full Transcript

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We migrate the bees from up in the northern prairies
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all down here to the Bakersfield area,
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and we keep 'em in the west side of the valley.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
28
Timestamp in Movie
00:07:44
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.
When the spring bloom comes, we'll take the bees, - The Pollinators 00:10
When the spring bloom comes, we'll take the bees,
The almond pollination is - The Pollinators 00:07
The almond pollination is
It takes almost the entire national bee supply. - The Pollinators 00:05
It takes almost the entire national bee supply.
It takes somewhere in the neighborhood - The Pollinators 00:09
It takes somewhere in the neighborhood
Say, you know, - The Pollinators 00:10
Say, you know,
So there's a lot of truckloads of bees - The Pollinators 00:07
So there's a lot of truckloads of bees
And a lot of people think that this is one of the reasons - The Pollinators 00:05
And a lot of people think that this is one of the reasons
But we've been pollinating fruits and vegetables and nuts - The Pollinators 00:10
But we've been pollinating fruits and vegetables and nu...
-You know, it depends on whose numbers you look at, - The Pollinators 00:10
-You know, it depends on whose numbers you look at,
And the Bee Informed Partnershipout of Maryland's - The Pollinators 00:08
And the Bee Informed Partnershipout of Maryland's
So a 30% loss there puts us downto about 1.8 million hives, - The Pollinators 00:15
So a 30% loss there puts us downto about 1.8 million hives,
[ Bees buzzing ] - The Pollinators 00:27
[ Bees buzzing ]
Once the crop has bloomed, - The Pollinators 00:05
Once the crop has bloomed,
For example, the almond bloom in California -- - The Pollinators 00:14
For example, the almond bloom in California --
The managed honey bee - The Pollinators 00:17
The managed honey bee
They're in trouble because - The Pollinators 00:05
They're in trouble because
We're not monitoring the populations - The Pollinators 00:09
We're not monitoring the populations
One, the rusty patched bumble bee, - The Pollinators 00:12
One, the rusty patched bumble bee,
-It's so important what happens in California - The Pollinators 00:22
-It's so important what happens in California
It's really important on how bees come out here - The Pollinators 00:15
It's really important on how bees come out here