Bloom time..

Trees with majestic white blossoms and humming with bees is in itself an awe-inspiring site. On top of it, add a deep blue sky background. You get an inspiring natural beauty.

Candycot trellises:

My heart goes Bloom Bloom..

Slow bloom.. Snow advisory.. This too shall pass!

The bloom is visibly advancing everyday. It has been a little slower to develop than we have seen in recent years probably because of the cool temperatures. Looks like, the trees are still waking from their winter slumber.

There is the possibility of snow in the valley on Friday! It will be interesting to see how this all plays out. We are prepared to run water when it gets cold, and there will still be many blossoms not yet open that will be frost-hardy to some extent. Trying to keep positive outlook..

Bud development update!

We really hope things warm up soon this spring.

Nonpareil (NP) and Wood Colony (WC). The Monterey (MT) are a few days behind the others which is normal. Relieved to see that the varieties will be blooming very close to one another. The NP were so far ahead of the others last year that it really hurt our production. Last year was a strange one in many ways.

The weather forecast is not a very good one. The prediction for rain is not too bad but they are calling for a very cold remainder of February. The buds are not highly sensitive just yet, but they become more susceptible to frost as they open. Let us pray for a warming trend without too much rain.

Buds on trees. Bees arrived and they are hungry!

When weather starts to warm up, almond trees break their winter rest (dormancy) and begin to grow.

Bloom is a ways off but if the weather stays as warm as it has been recently, the trees will accelerate their growth. Sure hope the weather holds up. The weather forecasters are calling for a possible change to periodic rain beginning about mid February, great! They are wrong nearly as often as right so who knows really. The bee colonies look strong.