I took my bees from the almonds yesterday. There were still a few blooms
on some few late varieties, but the bees didn't seem happy. They really
weren't working much, although the weather was fine. Whether they were
getting tired of just that one source of forage, or whether it was lack of
moisture (dry land almonds) or what, I'm not sure.

The Blue Orchard bees were working well. Their population had got up quite
a bit, but I didn't see them working the almonds. I get the feeling they
probably work more of the native flowers than honey bees, and this would
be a strike against them when it comes to at least this particular almond
orchard.

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