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In late January and February, honeybees are due to arrive in California’s almond orchards for what has become an increasingly scrutinized job: fertilizing the pink-and-white blossoms on nearly 800,000 acres of trees. The crop was strong last year, yielding a near-record 1.9 billion pounds of almonds, or 80% of the global output. The bee population wasn’t nearly as fortunate as colonies suffered losses of 30%, twice the usual rate, extending what scientists call colony collapse disorder—the sudden disappearance of bees believed to be caused by a combination of pesticides, parasites and poor bee nutrition. “We manage to squeak through each year with almonds,” says Christi Heintz, executive director of Project Apis, an organization that directs research into enhancing the health of honeybee colonies. “But if you get a combination of a short bee supply and poor pollination weather, it’s a disaster waiting to happen.”
No one is confident that the bee population will be any stronger this year. “Too soon to know,” says the Almond Board of California. What is known is that disappearing bees have left almond growers scrambling to source the insects, at a cost of $156 (U.S.) per hive in 2013. (Hives cannot be imported from Canada or elsewhere due to decades-old concerns about the spread of disease and parasites.) The costs add up: Most farmers rent two hives per acre. The Globe and Mail
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