This is not good for commercial beekeepers.

[Nick Noyes]

Mike you can barge them up here, probably cheaper than trucking anyhow.

Paul I thought maybe you fell in the ocean havn't heard from you in a while.

Does any commercial beekeepers get all thier queens from one source or one breeder queen? Maybe but not likely. To much at stake to rely on one variety.

[jim lyon]

As can be said about so many things, the only constant is change. I have no control over the evolution of Almond breeding. I do, however, have a lot of control over the care of my hives. For the moment that is what I choose to worry about.

[Almond Grower]

Some of my neighbors have planted Independence almonds, and so far this new variety looks very promising. From what I have seen they produce heavy crops. It is a large soft shell “premium nut” that harvests early and comes of the tree easy. The processors love them.

Here are Independence almond trees being tested in a bee free environment.

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