Numlock News: February 23, 2022 • Vaquita, Lost Works, The Three Musketeers
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By Walt Hickey Bees Right now is the most important and largest pollination event in the world: several weeks in which billions of honeybees are trucked to California and rented out to almond groves who need them to pollinate the nuts, which are the single most valuable crop in the state. That high demand means a lot of money changing hands, and money draws the attention of thieves; in the past several weeks, 1,036 beehives worth hundreds of thousands of dollars have been reported stolen in California, with the largest heist of 384 hives stolen from a field in Mendocino County. The supply of bees is tight — it used to cost $50 to rent a hive 20 years ago, a figure that today can rise to
Numlock News: February 23, 2022 • Vaquita, Lost Works, The Three Musketeers
Numlock News: February 23, 2022 • Vaquita…
Numlock News: February 23, 2022 • Vaquita, Lost Works, The Three Musketeers
By Walt Hickey Bees Right now is the most important and largest pollination event in the world: several weeks in which billions of honeybees are trucked to California and rented out to almond groves who need them to pollinate the nuts, which are the single most valuable crop in the state. That high demand means a lot of money changing hands, and money draws the attention of thieves; in the past several weeks, 1,036 beehives worth hundreds of thousands of dollars have been reported stolen in California, with the largest heist of 384 hives stolen from a field in Mendocino County. The supply of bees is tight — it used to cost $50 to rent a hive 20 years ago, a figure that today can rise to