10 Billion Bees
Jan. 31, 2007 - Sacramento, California, USA - Brent WoodworthÕs crew tends to the hives and feeds them corn syrup and nutrients in preparation for the busy pollination schedule. Roughly 4,500 bee boxes sit in the foothills east of Oakdale. Each February, hundreds of beekeepers from around the nation bring roughly 10 billion bees to California to pollinate almond trees.
Picture © Randy Pench/The Sacramento Bee/ZUMA