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Beekeepers Worry about Threats to Hives, Including Chemicals
from the Fort Worth Star-Telegram
GAUSE -- For the first time since Thanksgiving, commercial beekeeper Clint Walker III is working with his colonies of honeybees scattered across Central Texas ranchland.
By April 1, Walker hopes to triple the size of his hives that are currently pollinating yaupon holly trees several miles from the Brazos River. A few hundred yards from a herd of grazing cattle, Walker, who runs the honey business started by his father in 1938, is checking on the colonies' health and giving them nutrients to stimulate the queens to start laying eggs.
Unlike those of most U.S. commercial beekeepers, Walker's hives are staying home this winter. For the second straight year, he won't be shipping bees to California for February's annual pollination of the almond crop.
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