Posts Tagged: almond pollination season
About Those Bee Hive Thefts
"As bees vanish, bee heists multiply!" screamed a Feb 16th headline in The Washington Post. So...
Honey bee pollinating an almond blossom. California now has a million acres of almonds, and each acre requires two colonies for pollination. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A healthy bee frame. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
How Many Hives for Almond Pollination?
We've been watching the almonds budding and blossoming since late January. They're in full bloom...
Honey bee working an almond blossom on the grounds of the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Almond orchard on Pitt School Road, Dixon, Calif. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
It's Almost Almond-Pollinaton Time
Hear the buzz in the California almond orchards? It's almost pollination time. The season usually...
Honey Bee on Almond
A Sure Sign of Spring
A sure sign of spring: trucks loaded with bee hives heading out to the almond orchards. Yes,...
Trucking Along
Ah, almonds!