42 Almond Facts
JANUARY | FEBRUARY 2015
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foraging. Bees will likely begin to search
more widely for pollen sources, fying up
to three to four miles away. The chances
of pesticide-related harm from other
crops increases at this time.
Communicating with your beekeeper
about the progress of bloom, timing
of petal fall and hive removal serves as
the beginning of a healthier pollination
season the next year. Bees do well on
almond pollen and many beekeepers
use this time to split and build colonies
through the season. The more colonies
a beekeeper has going into winter, the
more likely you will get the colonies you
need for your almonds next year.
The BMP Guide includes two Quick
Guides which are laminated sheets
designed for feld use. The frst, the
“Honey Bee BMPs Quick Guide
for Almonds,” is a 10-step checklist
overview of the more extensive guide.
The second Quick Guide is the
“Applicator/Driver Honey Bee BMPs
Quick Guide for Almonds,” for pesticide
applicators. This guide is in English and
Spanish and is designed for placement
in a truck, tractor or feld rig. Both
Quick Guides cover elements that will
help you achieve maximum pollination
by protecting your investment in honey
bee colony rentals.
Contact the Almond Board of
California or ask your
Blue Diamond
feld
representative for copies of “Honey
Bee Best Management Practices for
California Almonds.” An online version
of the publication can be found at
www.almonds.com/BeeBMPs. Don’t
forget to follow the progress of bloom
on Blue Diamond’s website www.
bluediamondgrowers.com/bloom-
harvest-report.
Following BMPs for honey
bees result in better pollination.
Photo by Christi Heintz