East Texas Quarterly Magazine Spring 2014 | Page 12

Then invent some new ones. Reapply as needed.
So why are all these bees important to
us, here in East Texas? As much as we all
enjoy honey, pollination is the heart of the bee
business. And a big business it is. We currently
have around 2,500,000 colonies in the United
States pollinating about 130 different