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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Ancient theater of Epidaurus, Greece
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Looking back on 150 years of rail travel
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A snuggling ball of cute
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Last stop before leaving the solar system
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American goldfinch
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Sydney Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia
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Inside the Oculus
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And the skies filled with bats…
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J.R.R. Tolkien Day
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Museum Night in Berlin
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It s Australia Day
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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World Lion Day
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Spire Cove in Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward, Alaska
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It s tree-climbing season
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Paris is photo-ready this week
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Honoring our veterans
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Poppies in bloom
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Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
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Presidents Day
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Festival of British Archaeology
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Whales in winter
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Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
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What kind of bird laid these eggs?
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Apple trees in spring, Germany
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It’s World Migratory Bird Day
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St. Patrick s Day
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Kelimutu, Flores, Indonesia
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National Mountain Climbing Day
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Independence Day of the Bahamas
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