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Stung by climate change: Drought-weakened bee colonies shrink US honey crop, threaten almonds

The shortage of strong bee colonies, meanwhile, is putting West Coast cash crops like almonds, plums and apples at risk, according to more than a dozen interviews with farmers, bee experts, economists and farm industry groups. Stung by climate change: Drought-weakened bee colonies shrink US honey crop, threaten almonds
John Miller, owner of Miller Honey Farms, gestures at the poor condition of one of his bee colonies in Gackle, North Dakota, U.S. July 30, 2021. Drought-weakened bee colonies are producing a small honey crop in North Dakota, a major US honey producer. Reuters
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Published at : August 20, 2021
Updated at : August 20, 2021 12:44
Gackle, North Dakota

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