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March is Orange Blossom Month
Season 7 Episode 12: About Bees, Culture & Curiosity Podcast – March is Orange Blossom Month
Orange Groves, Honey Bees, and a Vanishing Industry
Orange blossom honey begins in the groves—but those groves are disappearing.
In this episode, beekeeper and writer Ron Miksha explores the history, biology, and quiet decline of North America's citrus landscape. From Florida's once-million acres of orange trees to today's shrinking groves, this is the story of bees, nectar, and a changing agricultural world.
We begin with a simple question: why do oranges grow in groves, not orchards? From there, the…
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