California Citrus Starting To Bloom

[Millet]

During the bloom period, citrus growers, beekeepers and pest control operators must comply with California state laws to protect bees that visit the groves during bloom. The law pertains not only to the citrus groves themselves, but as far away as one mile distant of any citrus planting of one acre or more is designated as a citrus/bee protection area. - Millet

[sugar land dave]

Good to know.  Mine have been blooming nicely and I never put anything on the trees so the bees are safe.  In fact I keep a nice variety of sage for them all year.  The purple majestic flowered through the winter and on warmer days the bees would show up.  If you can't rent bees, bribe them to show up!

[Millet]

Dave I'm sure the bees appreciate your thoughtfulness, they need more people like you. - Millet. -

[Millet]

Once 75 percent of the blooms have fallen on the north side of the trees, county inspectors will give growers the green light to spray during special nighttime periods, using only special formulas that are non-toxic to bees. Growers must give beekeepers 48-hour notice before spraying, however. Most beekeepers are so busy, they sleep during the day and spend all night moving and tending to their bees.
Millet

[Millet]

Honey production in 2014 from bee keepers with five plus colonies totaled 178 million pounds, up 19 percent from 2013. Are things looking up for bees? - Millet

[Millet]

Bayer CropScience has launched a program to help pollinating bees with a goal to plant 50 million flowers across the U.S. The consumer-oriented program will send people a free packet of 200 seeds of pollinator wildflower mix. Or, participants can elect to have the company plant flowers on their behalf.
Miilet

[Millet]

Tulare County Agricultural Commissioner Marilyn Kinoshita on Friday announced she is declaring next week the end of the citrus bloom period for growers in District 2. Beginning 1 a.m. Thursday, the bloom period ends for citrus in Visalia, Tulare and all other areas in California that fall within District 2 boundaries. Pesticides toxic to bees can be applied to citrus 48 hours or more after the official end of the bloom without advance notification to beekeepers. - Millet