| BEES Honeycombs are taken from bees in the trees. | ||
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| Tape Master: | 7046 | |
| Catalog #: | 510140 | |
| Clip Number: | 510140-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | NSP 259 | |
| Timecode: | 01:21:52 - 01:23:14 | |
| Location: | Queensland, Australia | |
| Year Shot: | 1941 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | Yes | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATE: Insect, Bees FARMING: Bee Keeping LOCATIONS/AUSTRALIA: Queensland | |
| Description: | BEES Honeycombs are taken from bees in the trees. Collecting wild honey. Queensland, Australia L/S of a treetop, the camera pans down to men sawing it at the bottom, the tree falls. M/S as smoke is sprayed and men look at the hives. Various shots of the bees as the men lift out the honeycombs. M/S as they are put into a machine which produces beeswax at one side and honey at the other. C/U of the Queen bee. L/S as they fly away. A man climbs the tree and retrieves the branch they have settled in. M/S of the bees on the branch. M/S as the man shakes them off. The men wear very little protection from bee stings. A few wear netted hats, but that is all. | |
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