Hi Chris,

I don't think we need to write off all the almond country
in California as uninhabitable...

A recent study released compared wild colonies in the deserts
of Africa with France and Germany.  The deserts of Africa 
were found to support 4 to 6 colonies of apis mellifera
per square mile. They gathered their data from DCA's
(drone collection areas) to verify distinction of colonies.


We need to work for incentives to growers to provide pollinator
forage as is done in Europe.

Best,
Kathy

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