This is a time for Commercial Bee Operations to gear up for the annual migration of colonies into California. The honey bees, like most other insects, are clustered in their hive against the cold wintry days. They are not sleeping, but not active either.

A pest-host relationship describes the interaction between an organism (the pest) and its host, where the pest benefits at the expense of the host. This relationship can be symbiotic, meaning both organisms are involved, but can also be parasitic, where the pest harms the host.