…period, and honey bees are the most successful pollinators of almonds blossoms. Colonies of honey bees are placed in California Almond orchards at the beginning of the bloom period to…
CA Farmers Monitor Storms’ Impact on Crops, Water
…storms, including: • Almonds—The storms hit just as almond trees were blooming. Bees that pollinate almond blossoms don’t fly in the rain and prefer temperatures higher than 55 degrees. In…
Help the Bees
…wildflowers as they make their annual migration to Mexico from the U. S. and Canada. Without these two magnificent creatures, some of our favorite foods will become obsolete. Avocados, almonds,…
Oroville Dam: Evacuation Order Disrupts Farming in Affected Area
…could potentially be affected if the situation worsens include cling peaches, prunes, walnuts, almonds, olives, kiwifruit and possibly rice. Kulwant Johl of Yuba City, who grows orchard crops and whose…
KIND CEO Pledges $25 Million for Nutrition Group
…the operation. The group could find that almonds, a key ingredient in KIND bars, are not healthy, and he said (half-jokingly) that he would have to consider their findings. “The…
Almond Board: Commitment to Research
…that pollinate the state’s almond crop each year. Since 1982, California almond growers have reduced the amount of water needed to grow a pound of almonds by 33 percent.[2] To…
Almond Board: Pollination
…and honey bees are the most successful pollinators of almonds blossoms. Colonies of honey bees are placed in California Almond orchards at the beginning of the bloom period to ensure…
Almond Matters: Bloom Imminent, Disease Concerns Rise
…mind first for me is brown rot in almonds as well as all of the stone fruit.” Clay said growers need to be taking a really close look at making…
Almond Matters: February Means Bloom Time
…almond bloom timing. February usually means bloom time for almonds and this year is looking no different. “If you look at it on a calendar basis, we typically see bloom…
Unified Bee Health Data Key to Finding Trends
…also been sort of moral support and guidance support,” vanEngelsdorp said. “They’re a much bigger organization. Almonds are much more valuable than bees. What they have is a lot of…
Statistics Available for California Crop Year 2015
…and nuts are grown in California. California’s top-10 valued commodities for 2015 are: Milk and Cream— $6.29 billion Almonds — $5.33 billion Grapes — $4.95 billion Cattle and Calves —…
Beekeepers, Farmers Prepare for Pollination
…the Varroa mite and damage related to application of crop-protection materials. Many beekeepers have already moved at least two, eight-frame beehives into each acre of almonds. Godlin has started placing…
Common Crop Chemical Leaves Bees Susceptible to Deadly Viruses
By Sara LaJeunesse, Penn State University Dead Pupa Credit: Tonilynn Baranowski A chemical that is thought to be safe and is, therefore, widely used on crops — such as almonds,…
Almond Board: Navel Orangeworm Predictor
…is the primary insect pest of almonds in California. It poses a high risk to an almond crop because the worms bore into the nut and feed on the nutmeat….