How Doth the Busy Bee...

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1929A

Date Released

26 May 1966

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: How Doth the Busy Bee. DESCRIPTION: A firm of Seed Merchants at Reading carefully wash their bees before using them for experiments in the Pollination of blooms. And this, of course, allows us to introduce ... SHOTLIST: Key Scene. MCU bees taken from hive and put into box. CU ditto. MS man puts lid onto box. LS man brings box containing bees to girl who will wash them before experiment. CU man removes lid of box and takes out bee. CU bee put into tube containing small amount of water for washing. MS tube being shaken. CU ditto. MS man puts bee into cage to cross-pollinate flower. CU ditto. CU bee on flower. MS man watching through cage. CU bee on flower.

Keywords

Horticulture

Locations

England; Reading

Card file number

91108

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell
Camera: Norman Fisher

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