I'd had to watch the video again to make sure. It played better for me today than yesterday.

They were talking about asking the tree's owners if they could pick the apples. Unless the owners were Republicans, of course, in which case robbing them blind was blessed. Hey, I didn't put the politics in there, they did.

That being said, a number of cultures, including Native American, have traditions of thanking or praising an animal or plant before killing or consuming it. It's kind of a nice tradition, and a reminder that while there's nothing wrong with using the environment for your own benefit, there's nothing wrong with being aware you're doing it.