Jul 2, 2008
Cost of Honeybee Pollination goes Sky-high

Honeybees don’t keep datebooks, and they don’t just show up at the apple orchard, on schedule, to pollinate your trees. No, you have to rent them ? and thanks to the national decline in the number of healthy bees, the rental cost is on the rise. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette


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