Bees (1953)

Bee insemination - to breed new superior British bee. Fishbourne, West Sussex. Various shots of bee keeper Harry Thompson at his hives. C/U of his face, he brings cell over to table and picks off grub then puts it in artificial queen cell cup. He puts this in hive. M/S as he takes it out when ready and puts bee in cage to be protected. C/U queen bee in cage. M/S as she is put in tube after being given carbon dioxide and pushed under microscope. A drone which has been given chloroform is selected and the insemination operation takes place under the microscope. The bee is put in cage again then into a queen-less hive. A few workers are allowed in to get used to the new queen slowly. C/U’s of lots of bees. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Re