Article Photos: Fewer bees in US a threat to world's almond supply



  Bee inspector Neil Trent of Scientific Ag Co., inspects a frame of bees to assess the colony strength Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, near Turlock, Calif. Not enough bees covering a frame means an unhealthy hive, and fewer working bees to pollinate California's almond bloom, which starts mid-February. (AP Photo, Gosia Wozniacka)

Bee inspector Neil Trent of Scientific Ag Co., inspects a frame of bees to assess the colony strength Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, near Turlock, Calif. Not enough bees covering a frame means an unhealthy hive, and fewer working bees to pollinate California's almond bloom, which starts mid-February. (AP Photo, Gosia Wozniacka)