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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Brooklyn Bridge Park in Brooklyn, New York
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Celtic Colours International Festival, Canada
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World Book Day
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Wandering Watkins Glen
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International Zebra Day
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Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia
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Happy Bee Day to you
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Winnie-the-Pooh Day
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An orca near the Chilkat Mountains, Lynn Canal, Alaska
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Mountain hare hopping into Lunar New Year
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Winding road of Julier Pass, Switzerland
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Haaga Rhododendron Park
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Here, fishy!
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By the light of the fireflies
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A cutting-edge art gallery opens in Paris
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Waiānapanapa State Park, Maui, Hawaii
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Terraced fields of green
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The largest living organism on Earth
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Celebrating World Water Day
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Red Planet Day
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National Take the Stairs Day
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It’s Giving Tuesday
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A tree amid the Tetons
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New Year s Eve in Sydney, Australia
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