Australian beekeepers celebrate rare flowering of trees that are a magnet for bees

Withering bee populations have prompted worry worldwide, but it looks like 2016 will be a good year for them in Australia. In the western part of the country, there's a forest of massive karri trees that only flower every seven to 10 years. This year a huge amount have bloomed simultaneously and beekeepers are thrilled. Karri tree flowers act like magnets for bees, and they've been swarming around the trees. While the forest's karri trees tend to blossom in patches, this year far...

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