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Beekeepers assess this year's colony health
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After pollinating almonds, Stanislaus County beekeeper Caleb Absher, left, and his brother Cash move hives to cattle pasture that’s filled with blooming wildflowers on which the bees can forage.
Although California beekeepers have not seen the devastating hive mortality this winter that they did in 2025, they say they’re still losing colonies.