This high-elevation orchard owned by Hood River Cherry company is one the last orchards in the Northwest to bloom. According to the Northwest Cherry Growers, pollination challenges and cold damage are ...

To obtain the biggest cherry harvest, trees should be pollinated by both honey bees and mason bees. A new study led by a researcher at the University of Gothenburg shows yet another benefit of ...

TRAVERSE CITY — Northern Michigan cherry farmers are not winging it when it comes to the health of their crops. As they prepare for the growing season, they bring in honey bees. With a short window to ...

For the growing and harvesting of cherries, timing is everything — and for the past two seasons, extreme weather has struck at the worst times for Yakima Valley cherry growers. A record-setting heat ...

Across West Michigan, farmers are navigating another stretch of volatile spring weather, as recent cold snaps hit during a ...

Gardeners are always looking for natural ways to improve their harvest, and one solution gaining attention involves a surprising helper: mason bees. Unlike honeybees, these gentle, solitary ...

In some orchards, when temperatures prime for bee flight finally arrived, the window for blossom pollination had already closed. B. J. Thurlby, president of Northwest Cherry Growers, says the ...

To obtain the biggest cherry harvest, trees should be pollinated by both honey bees and mason bees. This new study shows yet another benefit of biodiversity. To obtain the biggest cherry harvest, ...

HOOD RIVER, Oregon — Grower Brad Fowler walked into the cherry orchard on yet another May day when the temperatures struggled to climb above 50 degrees and a chill wind swept through the long rows of ...