Dee,

What your hearing from Calif. is uniformity true. Plums, peaches, nectarines and a few other orchard crops are coming all at once, also the labor shortage isn't helping matters.
As far as seed production goes, I was down today treating bees (mites), in carrot, onion, artichoke, squash, pumpkin & vines seed the farmers said this morning that the seed crops look good. But tomatoes and peppers took
 a beating during that heat wave.
As far as the bee industry goes here, this year has been like taking a train ride on a dirt road. Hope this fall we can all get back on track. When you go though a year like this one , it sure makes you appreciate the good ones that much more.

P.S it time for mite treatments again, good luck.

Keith Jarrett
Calif.


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