In central CA the major enemy of bees are lawyers.
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A lawyer for Paramount Citrus, one of world's largest Clementine growers, sent letters threatening to sue if bees were allowed within two miles of crops.
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ContraCostaTimes.com | 12/06/2006 | Orange growers seek to ban bees
Those that grow almonds needs bees for pollination and there is a crossover period between the time almonds need to be pollinated and when citrus blooms. The big corporate growers of seedless citrus are unleashing squadrons of lawyers to drive the bees out.
The absence of bees is spectacular and is referred to as the "colony collapse disorder (CCD)".
