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The Pollinators

You know, it depends onwhose numbers you look at, but the USDA numbers say we have...

You know, it depends on
whose numbers you look at, but the USDA numbers say we have somewhere around
2.6 million hives

Full Transcript

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-You know, it depends on whose numbers you look at,
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but the USDA numbers say
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we have somewhere around 2.6 million hives.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
19
Timestamp in Movie
00:09:04
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.
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
But it's kind of sad sometimes, you know. - The Pollinators 00:05
But it's kind of sad sometimes, you know.
A farmer or a rancher has so many obligations, - The Pollinators 00:08
A farmer or a rancher has so many obligations,
They're important because we're not capable - The Pollinators 00:08
They're important because we're not capable
It's not some kind of magic, - The Pollinators 00:08
It's not some kind of magic,
But bees are also important to us - The Pollinators 00:10
But bees are also important to us
There they are every day, out in the world, - The Pollinators 00:09
There they are every day, out in the world,
If suddenly, one year, 25% of them show up missing, - The Pollinators 00:11
If suddenly, one year, 25% of them show up missing,
-There's been a pretty dramatic change in agriculture - The Pollinators 00:11
-There's been a pretty dramatic change in agriculture
In 1996, Congress passed the Food Quality Protection Act - The Pollinators 00:21
In 1996, Congress passed the Food Quality Protection Act