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Picture of two beekeepers tending to beehives in California
May 20, 2022

Busy Beekeepers

Migratory beekeepers transfer bees from a thriving hive to a weaker one in Dos Palos, California. A story in the May 1993 issue documented the careers of beekeepers who transport hives all across the country to pollinate crops.
Photograph by Maria Stenzel, Nat Geo Image Collection

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