Blueberry Farm

Yesterday I went to the farm to see what the state of the blueberries were after the frosty nights we have had.  The bushes are loaded with blossoms but many have been kissed by the frost and won't turn into delicious blueberries :( 

All the little pink blossoms would have been blueberries

These bushes are about 25+ years old 

They stand over 6' tall and about the same wide

This variety is a southern Rabbit Eye

The berries are large and sweet

The poor little brown flowers are the ones that were frosted

These seem to be untouched :)

 These are a variety that are more tolerant of the cold weather

They are called Northern High Bush

These are my favorite kind

They have a strong tart blueberry flavor

We make many smoothies and freeze as many of these as we can

The bushes are much smaller and don't produce as much

as the southern Rabbit eyes

They are only about 5' tall and about 2-3' wide

They are the about the same age as the others

While the Borer bee is very annoying around the house and barn 

They are vital to the blueberries

They help open the blossoms so the honey bees can get to them

and are one of the first pollinators seen at the farm

If you haven't picked blueberries at a farm you should try it at least once

to see how they grow and have a real, fresh blueberry

be warned though:

 you might not be able to eat the store blueberries again ;)