It has started! The 2015 Himalayan blackberry bloom has begun! Ready or not, this is what we on Whidbey Island have been waiting for. This is our primary honey flow ..really, the only once that matters for harvesting honey. The Himalayan blackberries is Whidbey Island’s most important nectar producer for honey bees and accounts for a major portion of our honey crop.
It has started a full two weeks earlier than last year (and last year was early).
Hopefully it will be a nice long bloom with plenty nectar for bees and humans alike!