The bees coming from New Zealand and Australia are going into winter. The bees coming out of California are spring bees. Almond pollination starts on Valentine's Day. A month later it's finished, and there isn't really anything from then until June. There are minor pollination crops throughout the United States, but the big honey crops come from alfalfa and clover later in the year. There's an ample surplus of bees at that time of year, because they're big, strong colonies and you can shake them. It's really quite effective. They are spring bees. They are not bees that are going into fall or winter in Australia and New Zealand. They are local bees.
I keep wanting to go back to.... There are not enough that we're going to deplete the business for people in different provinces who are operating a local industry, because I'm sure the Americans are.... Right now, a package of bees in California is worth $120 U.S. We're paying $285 to deliver it to the Halifax airport, so—
