http://kvpr.org en http://kvpr.org/post/honey-bee-shortage-could-sting-almond-growers <p></p><div><p>A honey bee shortage in California could sting almond growers this season. As Amy Quinton reports from Sacramento, there aren’t enough bees to pollinate the crops of California’s largest export.</p></div><p><span style="line-height: 1.5;">California gets about 75 percent of its bees from other states. But drought, malnutrition and disease killed many of the bees over the winter. The winter losses are still being counted.</span></p> Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:45:35 +0000 Amy Quinton 10878 at http://kvpr.org Honey Bee Shortage Could Sting Almond Growers