Explore topic: Almond Bloom and Bees

It’s hard to imagine a grower more passionate about cover crops than Ben King. The owner of Colusa-based Pacific Gold Agriculture has been planting cover crops in his almond and pecan orchards for…

Everyone involved in almond production appreciates the importance of honey bees. During almond bloom, 60% of the nation’s honey bees are imported to California to pollinate the crop. The last thing…

Optimal Yield Series — Part Three In this third installment of our four-part “Optimal Yield Series,” Almond Board of California’s (ABC) Sebastian Saa discusses conditions and practices for…

With long-term water supplies constantly on farmers’ minds, you won’t find many complaining about the wet start this year – each rainy day brings with it a chance to build snowpack in the mountains,…

Optimal Yield Series – Part Two As mentioned in part one of this series, an orchard’s ultimate yield is driven by three important factors: number of flowers, the percentage of those flowers that set…

EU media, influencer bloom tour demonstrates almond industry’s commitment to responsible farming There’s a lot of truth in the saying, “Tell me and I’ll forget, show me and I’ll remember, involve me…

As the world faces a declining bee population, California almond growers say they are doing their best to promote bee health. Many growers are using pesticides and compounds at night rather than in…

California almond growers have started to use BeeWhere, a program powered by a geographic information system which allows them to know where bee hives are so they can provide proper notification…

This article was contributed by Billy Synk from Project Apis m. Every year in California’s Central Valley, during January and February, the world’s greatest pollination event takes place. More than…

From February to early March, the Central Valley sees a flurry of pink and purple petals come to life for the almond bloom.   Author: Eric Escalante   ESCALON, Calif. — Almond bloom…