Millions of honeybee hives descend on California's Central Valley to pollinate billions of dollars worth of almonds. A beehive heist in Yolo County ended with an arrest outside of Woodland. Sheriff's detectives turned up more than 70 stolen bee boxes from six different beekeepers. The sting operation is ahead on today's explain.
Humanity can’t survive without bees, which is why bees are big business for thieves. Today, Explained’s Haleema Shah heads to the capital of sting operations — California’s Central Valley — to find out who’s beehind these thefts and why they're happening.
This episode was reported and produced by Haleema Shah, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Sean Rameswaram.
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