Why Almonds Need Bees

The story may be a year old, but a National Public Radio report on the connection between almonds and bees can still serve as a nice lesson. The report, part of the network’s “All Things Considered” program, offers a tutorial on how bees make their way from the Great Plains to Central California, and why growers rely on them.

To read the report, or listen to it, go to http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/02/14/146872577/why-california-almonds-need-north-dakota-flowers-and-a-few-billion-bees.