Carniolan Queens are usually black and all of their offspring are darker making the whole colony look dark.
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Bloom Time in the Vineyard
When the grapes are in bloom - It smells wonderful - a very gentle fragrance from all the blossoms.
Bloom time varies a lot from Frontenac blooming earlier and the seedless grape seem to be about a week later.
Scroll Through the above images. The slideshow starts with Marquis White Seedless grapes at the "Prebloom" stage - the images advance to "Midbloom" and then to the "Berryset" stage. Many growers apply a thinning agent at midbloom and then again at 3/16 berry set stage to increase berry size.
Info - I was once asked if I have red grapes next to white grapes why the fruit would not be pink. Grapes are mostly wind pollinated and the fruit will always be true to the variety - however if you take the seeds from these grapes and plant them, the fruit of every plant would be different. That is what grape breeders do.
Info - I was asked about honeybees in the vineyard and grape honey. I rarely see honeybees in the vineyard - even during bloom. The bees must find other plants that are much more desireable than grape blossoms.
Info - Grapes do not need insect pollination - that is not why we also keep honeybees - that is a completely different endeavour. Our interest in honeybees and grape growing are completely separate.
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See the flower cluster. This will bloom and become a bunch of grapes
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