Bought some Peaches, Sold some honey...

[newbee 101]

I stopped at a Peach and Berry orchard and bought the best peaches I've had in a few years. Drip down your chin perfect! Anyway, they didnt have honey for sale, so I kinda mentioned I was a beekeeper and had some honey for sale. A little haggling and I sold him 10 bears and 6 1lb jars. He wants me to stop buy once a week to stock up. My first farmstand, and with my label!
Nice people and they have CASH. Just about a quarter mile away is this beeyard I spotted. They used to buy from this guy but I am not sure what happened.
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[MapMan]

Nice photographs, newbee 101 -

Now I have a hankering for some drip-down-your-chin-ripe peaches.

Great job selling - ca$h is good!

MM

[kenpkr]

Are those peaches growing in Connecticut like your location indicates? I always thought that here in the South we had the corner on the peach production market!

[dcross]

Are those peaches growing in Connecticut like your location indicates? I always thought that here in the South we had the corner on the peach production market!

There's a few people growing them here, but the Extension folks joke that they'll never have to give advice on pruning mature trees this far north. The local Amish sell IL peaches every summer.

[Ann]

There's a peach man a town over from me here in southeastern MA. Seems to do well with the crop every year, even with our up and down spring weather.

[BjornBee]

I've never been to Kiel, but they have developed some really hardy trees in the past several years.

[MapMan]

Bjorn -

Can you recommend some real hardy varieties of peaches which we can grow here in Wisconsin? Thanks for any information -

MM

[BjornBee]

Well sure mapman,

May I gladly suggest for starters, reliance and contender. I know the state is split between zone 3 and 4 (and a little of 5) but these are recommended to at least zone 4. Much in zoning depends on the terrain, as in southern facing slope, etc.

I would also contact the state agriculture department or the state university extension office for some additional guidance. The above two listed options are standard commercial varieties. And sometimes a more recent variety may be available for localized conditions such as in Wisconsin but may not yet be available to the general public.

You can also do a search "Hardy northern peaches". It shows various fruit websites and discussions between those who are actually peach growers. This may be better than relying on a beekeeper such as me.

[MapMan]

Thanks, Bjorn -

I'll check out reliance - I've heard good things about that variety.

MM

[Dave W]

newbee 101 . . .

What does the little yellow sign say?

[newbee 101]

Are those peaches growing in Connecticut like your location indicates? I always thought that here in the South we had the corner on the peach production market!
Yes they are, and no you dont... ;)

Davew,
I didnt want to trespass, so I didnt get too close. It is an electric fence though, probably a warning