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Bushels of ripe cherries spring forth from trees pollinated by honeybees. Beekeepers must find prime locations to place their teeming hives to ensure that their charges get enough food to produce honey. Orchards and farms are prime targets. The beekeeping and farming businesses alike benefit from this placement: The insects have instant access to flowering food, and the orchards get a healthy dose of pollination.
—Photo and adapted text from "America's Beekeepers: Hives for Hire," May 1993, National Geographic magazine
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