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Peter L Borst <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:02:19 -0500
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If they had any thought for their 'environmental credentials' they would cease growing almonds
[or] keep their own bees for pollination, reducing the need for shifting bees around the country

In a free economy, almonds are grown to meet the demand for almonds. Insofar as almond growers keeping bees, some have tried, but they have to be moved out of the valley in any case, cause there's nothing for them after the almonds quit blooming. 

Pollination is something the beekeepers do to make a living, and there is nothing inherently wrong with it. The bees have to be moved to better pasture, however, same as any livestock. Going from pollination contract to contract, back to back, may have negative consequences, depending on if there are peripheral pollen sources. 

Seems like everybody is down on migratory beekeepers these days. These guys are the unsung heroes of modern fruit production, IMHO. 

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