Almonds have health benefits that can lower blood sugar levels, reduce blood pressure, and lower cholesterol levels. Here’s ...

But as popular as they are now, they've been around a really long time. Native to the Mediterranean where almond trees grew wild, almonds were later cultivated by local people as long ago as 3000 ...

There are many reasons people may think we’re nuts to live in California, not least of which is having not just one state nut but four. Since Saturday, May 17 was National Walnut Day, we’re shelling ...

Almond trees might not be your first thought when looking for plants to grow in containers, but these spring-blooming trees ...

But despite this unusually chilly and wet winter — on top of worries of declining bee populations and supply chain issues fueled by the war in Ukraine — California’s almond trees are finally ...

Each spring, bee truckers haul millions of beehives to California so their inhabitants can pollinate the state's roughly 1.3 million acres of almond trees. The hives make the trek from as far as ...

Stanislaus County’s finest floral display, the almond bloom, has brightened the winter landscape once again. The flowers last from mid-February to mid-March on about 210,000 acres of orchards.

At Riverdance Farms in Livingston, the bees help pollinate the roughly 18 acres of almond trees planted on the farm. The farm, owned by Cindy Lashbrook, 70, and her husband Bill Thompson ...