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A tack of the trucker bees

Oct 23, 2019

A tack of the trucker bees

Peter Nelson

Mark Zuckerberg pitches his digital currency to lawmakers. Nike is set to get a new CEO. "The Pollinators" follows bees as they're trucked back and forth to different farms.

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Why dwindling bee populations are threatening U.S. agriculture

by David Brancaccio , Erika Soderstrom and Daniel Shin

Oct 23, 2019

Beekeeper and director of the documentary "The Pollinators," Peter Nelson, talks about the costly bee pollination industry, its importance in our agricultural system and why it's under threat.

A beekeeper in South Dakota loads bee hives onto a truck for transport.

Courtesy of Peter Nelson

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David Brancaccio Host

Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

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Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

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