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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Happy Thanksgiving!
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National Public Lands Day
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Why’s it called a spelling ‘bee,’ anyhow?
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An emerald isle of the Emerald Isle
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Central Highlands of Vietnam
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Once upon a time there was a bridge…
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World Migratory Bird Day
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Ruins of a royal temple
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Nakupenda Beach Nature Reserve, Zanzibar, Tanzania
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A hero for the 21st century
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Presidents Day
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Río Arazas in Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, Spain
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Poinsettia Day
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Henningsvær Stadion, Norway
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Male kori bustard, Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya
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World Migratory Bird Day
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Caribbean flamingos, Yucatán Peninsula, Mexico
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Bryce Canyon National Park turns 100
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Happy Father s Day
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Strolling across the Red Lagoon
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Ronda, Spain
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I m here! Take a look at me!
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World Whale Day
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Space is for everyone
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Iceland awaits the Yule Lads
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Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France
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