Canada Department of Agriculture; National Film Board of Canada
Larry Gosnell; J R Durden
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Film shows how bees fertiliser flowers, how bees produce honey and how the hive works. Flowers shown, with time lapse photography. How plants are fertilised, wind for grasses and most trees and by insects for most other plants. Bees are best. Orchard and hives shown, in the hive and how honey is produced. Once the blossom is gone bees need other food supplies. Farmers shown burning and removing hedgerows. Bee finds clover and dance of the bee to alert the other bees shown. Canada Department of Agriculture National Film Board of Canada Produced and photographed by Larry Gosnell and J R Durden Editor Robert Russel Music Eldon Rathburn Sound recording George Croll Executive producer Peter Jones