Blossoms go into a machine that detaches anthers, the blossom components that hold pollen, from the blossoms. Don May, a University of California farm adviser for Fresno County who specializes in vegetables, says farmers import beehives to the Valley mainly for almonds, but bees also help alfalfa, melons and vegetable seed stocks among other crops. With the need for bees already high, further infiltration of Africanized bees could make pollination woes worse. It make a big difference. Borderline beekeepers may say the heck with it.
Africanized bees are harder to handle.
They pose a swarm threat, and you need more insurance. Fewer hives in the Valley, potentially more business for Firman.