Every February in California, the almond trees bloom, sparking a massive migration of commercial beekeepers to the Golden State. With box hives stacked high onto semi-truck trailers, they transport their honeybee colonies to almond orchards in the Sacramento and San Joaquin areas of California’s Central Valley, renting the little workers out to farmers. In recent decades, this practice has grown to become the largest managed pollination effort in the world, sometimes called the ‘Super Bowl of beekeeping.’
A tale of almonds and bees
Today in History
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A march toward a dream
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English National Ballet performing The Nutcracker
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World Children s Day
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Mada in Saleh, Saudi Arabia
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National Hummingbird Day
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Polar bears
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Blue paradise on the Costa Brava
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Road-trip worthy attraction in the heartland
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Collared aracari in Costa Rica
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World Maritime Day
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Cannes, France, in the spotlight
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International Whale Shark Day
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Happy World Meteorological Day
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Sedona, Arizona
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Its Halfway Day!
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World Octopus Day
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Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, Washington
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Highway through Xitai Jinaier Lake, Qinghai Province, China
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It’s surströmming time
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Great Salt Lake Shorelands Preserve in Layton, Utah
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Ocean City, Maryland, at sunrise
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Medieval towers in Mestia, Upper Svaneti, Georgia
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Humpbacks return to the Inside Passage
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Palace of Westminster, London, England
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Point Reyes National Seashore in California
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Flag Day
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The Big Blue of the Sierra
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