Publish the 11/02/2010 at 06h12

As almonds bud, growers wonder if they’ll have enough bees

As Central Valley almond growers get ready for another season, they wonder if there will be enough bees to pollinate the vast, 700,000-acre crop. One of the nation’s top bee experts isn’t making any firm predictions.

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