Photo By: Ray HugheyBusy bees
Sowers Apiaries beekeepers work among rows of hives in a field at Fir Point Farm as they prepare to send more than 1,600 honeybee colonies to California to help pollinate almond orchards next month. Sending their hives to pollinate crops is an important revenue source for beekeepers.
Not only are busy bees hard workers, they also are commuters. The hives of many Oregon beekeepers will start heading south this week to provide pollination for the almond crops in California.
