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THE MEXICALI BEES

Back in the early 1940s, when the last big insect war was still raging, dragonflies, cicadas, butterflies and other flying insects from north of the border visited the Mexicali Valley to recruit bees from that Mexican agricultural region. They came with offers of great pay and extraordinary work benefits, unmatched then on either side of the border. They explained to the Mexicali bees that their expertise was needed to help pollinate the farm fields in…
Pedro Chavez
November 30, 2022