David Thomas pauses with his hives in the Hawaiian coffee in Ka’u. Although coffee benefits from pollination with earlier, larger crops, bees aren’t typically rented — possibly because of the abundance of natural pollinators and managed bees. For Thomas, the richness of tropical forage on the island makes up for it.
Read about David’s part in the Hilo VSH bee project on page 1120.
Credit: Danielle Downey/Project Apis m
