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In the future, growers with traditional orchard varieties surrounded by many self-fertile orchards with few (or no) colonies per acre may have to compensate by placing more colonies per acre (photo by Marni Katz.) Continued from Page 47 the combination of soil health benefits from multiple cover crop species and the benefit of early nutrition for bee colonies. We also asked beekeepers to indicate the minimum percentage of the almond orchard that needs to be planted in the Soil Builder cover crop mix to be beneficial for their colonies (for reference, we said that the area between tree rows typically makes up 50% of each acre.) 83% of beekeepers who answered (N=52) said that 50% or less of the orchard acreage needed to be in the Soil Builder mix for it to be beneficial and 35% said less than 25% of area needed to be covered. Over half of beekeepers thought that the Soil Builder mix would be beneficial even if the mix does not cover the entire orchard alleyway, this is promising for growers who find it logistically challenging to establish much of the orchard floor in cover crops. Back to Your Roots Using the new Mid-Row Ripper from Schmeiser The twin ripper is equipped with patented vibrating winged shanks. Soil structure breakout is unmatched by any conventional ripper. “Its the new best way for planting orchards and vineyards, period.” - John Duarte of Duarte Nursery Better Root Zone Management from 1-800-288-8128 • www.tgschmeiser.com Manage your Root Zone using the new Mid-Row Ripper. · 4X Better Soil Breakout · Water Savings and Enhanced Drainage · Superior Mixing of Amendments in the Root Zone Concluding Thoughts This summer’s drought across much of the western U.S. may potentially impact the total number and strength of colonies available for the upcoming almond pollination season. We recommend growers check in with their pollination provider early and often to make sure their pollination needs will be met. In years with high winter losses and low colony strength, pollination fees may rise as bloom nears and colony health and numbers are realized, increasing the economic incentive for an unhappy beekeeper to default on a previously established agreement to capitalize on higher fees. Maintaining a good relationship with your beekeeper can prevent this, whether it’s this year or in the future. Proactively mitigating risks to colonies from pesticide exposure and providing payments in advance are relatively low-cost options for improving upon existing agreements and enhancing the relationship with your pollination provider. Planting bee-friendly forage is a more costly (and initially challenging) practice to implement, but may be worth it when growers factor in both benefits to pollinator and soil health. References Bruno, Ellen M., Brittney Goodrich, and Richard J. Sexton. 2021. The Outlook for California’s Almond Market. ARE Update 24(6): 9–11. University of California Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics. https://giannini. ucop.edu/filer/file/1629132450/20132/ Goodrich, Brittney and Rachael Goodhue. 2016. Honey Bee Colony Strength in the California Almond Pollination Market. ARE Update 19(4): 5-8. University of California Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics. https://giannini.ucop.edu/filer/ file/1461278500/17280/ Sáez, A., Aizen, M. A., Medici, S., Viel, M., Villalobos, E., & Negri, P. 2020. Bees increase crop yield in an alleged pollinator-independent almond variety. Scientific reports, 10(1), 1-7. https://www. nature.com/articles/s41598-020-59995-0 Comments about this article? We want to hear from you. Feel free to email us at article@jcsmarketinginc.com 48 West Coast Nut <strong>Dec</strong>ember 2021
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