pink and white blossoms
turn into almonds by bees,
nature's gardener
~0~0
yellow honeybees
spreading joy in almond trees,
spreading joy in almond trees,
busy gardener
An estimated 1.3 million honey bee colonies nestled in almond orchards are primed to pollinate an estimated 740,000-plus acres of bearing tree blooms. It is an annual rite and picturesque sight in California agriculture and a major precursor to the success or failure of the almond crop.
The demand for honey bee colonies is larger than ever before. Bees are necessary to pollinate almond blossoms, and other crops including blueberries, cherries, and alfalfa seed. Bearing almond acreage in California has increased from 510,000 acres a decade ago to the current 740,000 acre level.
Posted for Haiku Heights: honeybees
This is part of the National Poetry Writing Month.
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sometimes there is an amazing GRACE in your Haiku...a great one Grace... :)
ReplyDeleteVery well studied Haiku.. lovely ..indeed a gardner at work..
ReplyDeleteBeautiful!!! Such a visual treat in reading!!!
ReplyDeleteLovely Grace!
Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLovely! I love honey bees! The other I was taking some pics to my recipes an dthe bees roundn the food LOL I think are special and love honey of course!!
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed this set of haiku. My favourite line is "spreading joy in almond trees" I found your write interesting too. Facts I didn't know. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteWow bees do a ton, nature never ceases to amaze.
ReplyDeleteLovely haiku. And I really like the background info on the importance of honeybees to the almond crop. They are probably the most important employees of Blue Diamond, and they do it for love. Awesome.
ReplyDeleteLove these.. you captured the work of bees in such a beautiful manner
ReplyDeleteSweet words of honey.
ReplyDeleteVery sweet! Lovely haiku...
ReplyDeleteNautre's gardener.so true.
ReplyDeleteThought of relating almonds is creative....Beautiful haiku Grace :)
ReplyDeleteLovely haiku :)
ReplyDeleteBeautiful... :)
ReplyDeleteGardner of beautiful haiku ~ thanks, namaste, ^_^
ReplyDeleteTo be prosaic about it: Without bees, where would we be?
ReplyDeleteAbout honeybees: “First Light”
A sense of soft, idyllic beauty in your words!
ReplyDeleteHoneybee as gardner great! Nice read.
ReplyDeleteTis the reason the decline of honeybees is startling ... so much would no longer exist!! Love the images of "Nature's gardener" and "Busy gardener"!!
ReplyDeleteDay 19 ~~ Treasured Cache
We owe the bees much. (I love almonds.) I like the characterization as gardeners.
ReplyDeleteRichard