What a soft, heavenly fragrance - the loquat trees along the fence are fully in bloom. It's one of the best moments in November. As the temperatures come back up toward sixty, the trees are vibrating with bees of all kinds. It is one of the very few things blooming this time of year and a gift to the bees which come out of dormancy with increasing frequency as the winter weather becomes more variable. Last year, out of thousands of blossoms, we harvested THREE loquat fruits. A hard April frost killed the rest of the fruit. Nonetheless, I keep hoping and - even if we never have the fruit to eat - the beautiful blossoms, so wonderfully food for my senses and for the bees, will be enough.
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Heaven - the Loquats are fully in bloom
What a soft, heavenly fragrance - the loquat trees along the fence are fully in bloom. It's one of the best moments in November. As the temperatures come back up toward sixty, the trees are vibrating with bees of all kinds. It is one of the very few things blooming this time of year and a gift to the bees which come out of dormancy with increasing frequency as the winter weather becomes more variable. Last year, out of thousands of blossoms, we harvested THREE loquat fruits. A hard April frost killed the rest of the fruit. Nonetheless, I keep hoping and - even if we never have the fruit to eat - the beautiful blossoms, so wonderfully food for my senses and for the bees, will be enough.
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I had one of these trees in my back yard in California when I was a kid. The tree was white, and it had exceptionally sturdy branches. All my friends and I used to climb this tree on a daily basis, and stay up there for hours. And we would eat the loquats right off the tree.
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