[PCA] ARTICLE: Honeybees Are Hurting. What Else Can Pollinate Our Food?

[Leah Prescott]

From: The New York Times
By: Catherine M. Allchin

"OMAK, Wash. — Jim Freese grows apples, pears and cherries on 45 acres in
the north-central part of this state, on sagebrush-studded land his
grandfather bought in 1910.

Walking among trees laden with shiny red cherries, Mr. Freese recalled that
four years ago his trees were not producing well and his farm was
financially struggling. Like many growers, he had been relying on rented
honeybees to pollinate his cherry trees every spring, along with wild bees
and other insects.

But that year, spring was expected to be cool. “Honeybees will just sit in
the hive in cooler weather,” Mr. Freese said. He needed a way to ensure
more flowers would develop into fruit than in the past."

Read more:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/science/bees-pollination-farming.html

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Leah Prescott
Bureau of Land Management
Plant Conservation & Restoration Program
Data Coordinator
202-912-7232

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