Nestled in California"s verdant Central Valley, this almond orchard is in full bloom. If we zoomed in closer, we might see billions of honey bees hard at work moving pollen from one blossom to another, doing their vital work to pollinate the trees so they can produce their valuable crop. Almond orchards are a thriving $6 billion business here in the valley. California produces around 80% of the world"s almonds and booming demand means production has more than doubled in the past few years, despite threats from drought and wildfires.
It’s showtime for a precious crop
Today in History
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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Venture into a prehistoric gallery of art
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Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia
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Kinder Scout, Peak District National Park, England
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Pacific Park, Santa Monica State Beach, California
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Knuthöjdsmossen, a nature reserve in Sweden
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Scottish Blackface sheep, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
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Remembering Krakatoa
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International Sloth Day
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Independence Day of the Argentine Republic
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The Crown of the Continent
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Corfe gets creepy
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Mont-Saint-Michel, Normandy, France
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Black History Month
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Sea Otter Awareness Week
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World Whale Day
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Asteroid Day
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Juniper Springs, Florida
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In the Red Sea for World Dolphin Day
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Meet our fuzzy Earth Day mascot
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Aït Benhaddou, Morocco
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Up, up, and away for Hot Air Balloon Day
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The Pearl of Siberia
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Dance of the egret
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50 years of World Heritage Sites
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World Theatre Day
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Take the Stairs Day
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Nature Photography Day
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Martin Luther King Day
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Venice s grand regatta