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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Honoring the rangers on World Ranger Day
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Chicagohenge
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To Sua Ocean Trench
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Aspens in the White River National Forest, Colorado
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International Museum Day
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International Sloth Day
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Polar bear cubs playing in Svalbard, Norway
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Bathing huts in Skåne County, Sweden
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Exploring the wilder side of New York
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International Day of Light
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Autumn in the cypress swamp
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Sandstone formations in the badlands near Caineville, Utah
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Let’s talk fossils
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SantaPark, Lapland, Finland
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Roques de Benet, Els Ports Natural Park, Catalonia, Spain
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Happy Thanksgiving!
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The ‘Living Forest’ in Biscay, Spain
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Winnats Pass, Peak District National Park, England
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Auroras over Kirkjufell, Iceland
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National Llama Day
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High tide at the walled city
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Pride Month
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Rainbow River, Rainbow Springs State Park, Florida
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Nursing the world to health
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And the skies filled with bats…
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Churún Merú waterfall in Venezuela
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Aw shucks, It s Oyster Day
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Hidden beauty in Thailand
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Ready, set, read
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Corona Arch near Moab, Utah
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