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I just drove the I-5 highway through California's Central Valley yesterday. There are hundreds and hundreds of almond and other orchards with thousands of trees
by jonah 9y ago
I just drove the I-5 highway through California's Central Valley yesterday. There are hundreds and hundreds of almond and other orchards with thousands of trees each along the way. They are in full bloom. Just beautiful.
Each orchard had bee hives at the ends of rows. They're so crucial to our agricultural industry.
- tptacek 9y agoThey're livestock, and an invasive species. Colony collapse is an economic issue for bee farmers, and not an especially difficult one.
- wavefunction 9y agoIt's an economic issue for hobbyists as well. I don't want to have to buy new nucs every year, they're not cheap.
- ryanianian 9y agoAnd so are cultivated crops. Food-chain collapse is also an issue, and it is an especially difficult one.