#543 Almond Blossoms #543
by William Lum
Title
#543 Almond Blossoms #543
Artist
William Lum
Medium
Painting - Watercolor
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Imagine almond blossoms as far as the eye can see. That’s what it was like on our visit to the Rominger Farms near Arbuckle, arranged by Yolo Art-Ag. “One of the benefits of this job is enjoying the blossoms,” says 6th generation farmer Scott Rominger. Their farm grows and processes almonds for Blue Diamond. The Rominger family has been farming in California since 1870. Today, California’s Central Valley leads the world in global almond production.
Spaced along the dirt road for the orchard were numerous white boxes which are bee hives. The bees are essential to pollenate the blossoms to produce the almonds. There were countless blossoms and I would imagine those bees had a lot of work to do. You know, busy as a bee. What was surprising to me is that there is such a thing as bee rustling. It is a serious enough of a problem that the California State Beekeepers Association offers a $10,000 reward for information resulting in the arrest and conviction of a bee rustler. Wonder if they catch them with a sting operation.
This 15” X 22” watercolor was done on Arches, 140 lb, rough paper.
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March 12th, 2021
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