M ARCH 2015
Beekeeping: How Sweet It Is
Threatened honeybees important to the economy and agriculture
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Employee Clyde French checks the boxes at Frank Bowler’s beekeeping operation in Geronimo, Arizona. Frank once had 1,800 hives, but now has 250. Each hive houses 50,000 to 150,000 bees. He moves his bees around to pollinate oranges, mesquite and cotton. PHOTO BY CAMERON HUMPHREY