Its alittle late, but the bloom has arrived . This year, everything is about 10 days to 2 weeks behind. Right now, about 75% of the orchard is in full bloom. If you remember back to last fall and winter, we had very cold temps and no snow on the ground and that is very hard on apple trees in this neck of the woods. I am still assessing, but we did loose trees because of it. The question will be, how many. Thats ok! Thats why we planted more in the beginning. Growing apples this far north is a constant game of digging up and replanting. More so here than in other areas. Anyway, the bees are happy and the trees are doing their thing. There is nothing like walking in the orchard when all those trees are in full bloom. The sites and smells are great. Keep your fingers crossed. with alittle rain , we could have a dandy of a season!
