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Washington State University researchers and students collect samples and perform honey bee colony health assessments in orchards near Modesto, CA. Every year more than 2 million honey bee hives from across the country are moved to California to pollinate almond trees in February. To manage bee health and the logistics of the move, many commercial beekeepers are starting to use indoor cold storage for their hives – a practice that researchers have found might also help prevent colony collapses from longer, warm autumns due to climate change.
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Brandon Hopkins, Washington State University
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