Bees (1952)

Bee keeper, Fleet Street, London. C/U of man (Mr Cecil Tonsley) donning hat and net. M/S Walks to hive and squirts liquid at base. C/U Squirting liquid. C/U Puts can down and takes roof and section off. C/U Takes out honeycomb and holds up to camera. C/U Bees, finger indicates queen bee. C/U Mass of bees. C/U Puts down honeycomb. M/S Putting down honeycomb. L/S St. Paul’s Cathedral, pan to flowers. C/U Flowers. L/S Man replacing hive. L/S Across city, pan to man taking out honeycomb. C/U Bees swarming on honeycomb. 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 Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British