[rapnie]

There was an interesting HN thread a month ago about the problems the almond industry faced wrt bees. To me - a layman in bee-keeping - the article looked well-written and researched.

I particularly liked the paragraph on Solutions and the story of Glenn:

> Letting nature take its course is nothing new for 81-year old Glenn Anderson. He is the first and still one of the few organic almond growers in California’s San Joaquin Valley. His 40-year-old orchard is small – just 20 acres – and has always been chemical free.

> “We don’t have pests; we have biodiversity,” says Anderson

Apparently other bee keepers bring their hives to his plot of land to recuperate.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22023578