Posts Tagged: almond blossom

First Almond Blossom of 2013

Talk about an early bloomer! At least one almond tree was blooming in California on the first day of the year. In the Benicia State Recreation Area, to be exact. We spotted the almond tree flowering on Jan. 1 near the entrance to the state park. The delicate white blossoms poked through a rusty...

Almond tree blooming on Jan. 1, 2013 in Benicia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Almond tree blooming on Jan. 1, 2013 in Benicia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Almond blossom poking through the Benicia State Recreation Area fence. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Almond blossom poking through the Benicia State Recreation Area fence. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This bud's for you. Almond bud about to unfold. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

This bud's for you. Almond bud about to unfold. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Oh, Hap-Bee Day!

It happened. Remember when Chicken Little ran around yelling "The sky is falling! The sky is falling!" For almond growers, beekeepers, entomologists, researchers and artists, it's "The almonds are blooming! The almonds are blooming!" Finally, the almond trees at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey...

Almond Blossoms

ALMOND BLOSSUMS at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis, burst into bloom today. Honey bees came in twos and threes. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Sip of Nectar

HONEY BEE forages in the almond blossoms at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Circus Antics

MOVING like a circus performer, this honey bee scoots up and down an almond blossom. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Upsy Daisy

UPSY DAISY--A honey bee savors an almond blossom. Bottoms up! (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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