A film showing the relationship between the activity of honey bees and the fertility of field and orchard crops. The process of cross-pollination of flowers by bees is observed in close-up. The life of the hive is similarly illustrated, including the curious dance by which a bee communicates the discovery of a new source of nectar to the colony in the hive .
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
016502
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Crops and soils
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Orchards
Animals & Wildlife → Fertilization (Biology)
Animals & Wildlife → Insects - Behavior
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Plants - Reproduction
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pollination
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Biology - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Biology - Study and teaching
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Fertilization (Biology)
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)