> Maybe the growers can afford to go a year without
> bees. At the January beekeepers meeting in Los Banos,
> it was reported that as much as 40% of the '05 almond
> crop hadn't sold.
>
> Alan
>
So since the '05 almond harvest, about 60% of the crop has sold, and we are
about 50% of the way to the next harvest. Alan, your explanation doesn't
hold up.
Jeff in Vermont
>
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