The former, the simple-lifers, arrive in summer with high ideals, but soon discover the delights of social security when winter winds blow their crops away.

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If crops are sown before the southern winter arrives, a quick harvest could be reaped in two months.

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The EU moratorium will not apply to crops non-attractive to bees, or to winter cereals.

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With snowfall lacking, many have lost their crops and will find livestock dying in the coming winter.

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The winged critters like to feast on crops in the spring and hibernate in warm homes in the winter.

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