Mark your calendar, the time is almost here. We have about 4 weeks or so until the first apples will be ready. The heavy favorites this year look to be State Fair, Zestar, Sweet Sixteen and Snow Sweet. There will be others mixed in there as well, but those 4 will be the big producers this year. The summer has been dry the last month or so and that slows everything down. Even though we can irrigate when needed, a good rain now and then makes a huge difference. Also, last summers storms continue to make themselves known on some of the trees. We lost alot of trees because of those storms and some are still stressed out this summer. The lack of production of those trees is evident. But overall, it still looks to be a good fall and we will have lots of apples for you to try. The bees are also doing great and with alittle luck, we will have a good supply of honey. Keep an eye here and I'll let you know when the first weekend will be!
