Almonds lead the nation in Bee Friendly Farming acreage certified by Pollinator Partnership.
Over 135 almond farms have planted 160,000 acres of pollinator forage and habitat on and around orchards in just the last two years.
California’s 7,600 almond farms covering 1.3 million acres across 16 counties are ideal homes for pollinators.
With 90% of these farms family owned and operated, 70% on less than 100 acres, intimately connected to the land and dedicated to economic and environmental success, ranging from small farmers to scaled operations, California’s almond farmers are the perfect pollinator partners.
Resources
California Department of Food and Agriculture
Almond Board of California Resources
The Science Behind Bees
Flower plantings support wild bee reproduction and may also mitigate pesticide exposure effects.
Journal of Applied Ecology, August 2022.
https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.14223