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Plant It and They Will Come
Plant it and they will come. The Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven, planted last fall, is already...
Making Headway
Almond blossoms
Haven Visitor
What Price Pollination?
What are insect pollinators worth to the global economy? Well, it's a lot less than the Wall...
The honey bee, resplendent here with silvery wings, is gold to the global economy. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee visits an almond blossom. California's 700,000 acres of almonds require two hives per acre for pollination. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)