# March 10, 2025 Bloom Update 🌸 By [Megan Nunes](https://blog.bountiful.ag/author/megan-nunes) Β· 2 minute read Welcome to your fourth and likely last weekly Bountiful Bloom Update for the 2025 growing season. If you missed last week's March 3, 2025, Bountiful Bloom update, you can [read it here](https://blog.bountiful.ag/march-3-2025-bloom-update). Let's dive in! ## 🌸 Bloom Update March 4 - March 10, 2025 Most trees are leafed out and done with bloom, with some stragglers in petal fall, mostly later-blooming varieties like Butte, Padre. Nutlets are forming and are growing more visible each day. Conditions this past week were generally good across the valley, with the exception of a rain event on March 5th (more on this later in the weather portion of this week's update in the Precipitation section). For this week, weather forecasts are calling for rain and wind in the middle to the latter half of this week. We will see how the little nutlets fare. Consistent daily bloom observations have come from the Central region of the state followed by the South, then the North. You can see this below for the 2025 Almond Bloom, showing the progression of bloom stages reported by dayπŸ‘‡. Bloom submissions received at Bountiful Bloom show all regions are at nearly the same stage, petal fall. _πŸ“£ If you're in the South or North regions, we'd love your support with bloom observations to increase coverage in these areas._ ## 🌑️🌧️ Weather ### A look at current temperature and precipitation trends 🌑️ **Temperature** Temperature averages this year across the state continue to be about the same as this time last year. However, the extremes continue to be more pronounced, with higher maximum temperatures and lower minimum temperatures. This trend of higher maximum and lower minimum temperatures holds across all counties and regions in California. Below πŸ‘‡, you'll see Temperatures for 2/1-3/9 for 2025 compared to 2024 for Kern County. To view [Temperature](https://app.bountiful.ag/agriculture/weather) for another specific county or for the whole state, go to [Agriculture: Weather in the Bountiful platform](https://app.bountiful.ag/agriculture/weather). 🌧️ **Precipitation** In portions of the Central and most of South, about a half inch of rain was reported on March 5th; this is in addition to the rain that was seen last week on March 3rd. Below πŸ‘‡, you'll see Precipitation for 2/1-3/9 for 2025 compared to 2024 for Kern County. To view [Precipitation](https://app.bountiful.ag/agriculture/weather) for a specific county or the whole state, go to [Agriculture: Weather in the Bountiful platform](https://app.bountiful.ag/agriculture/weather). ## 🐝 Bee Flight & ❄️ Chill Portions ### The effect of weather on bee flight hours and chill portions #### 🐝 Bee Flight Hours Bee Flight hours overall increased 9% to 18% over last week's reported data on March 3, 2025. Overall, bee flight hours are continuing to trend below last year, down -20 to -39% YoY. In the table below πŸ‘‡, you'll see current Bee Flight Hours by week and Total Bee Flight Hours to Date for 2025 vs 2024. #### ❄️ Chill Portions Chill Portions across all regions are slightly down over last year for the same period. Bountiful begins calculating chill as of September 1 of the previous year. Below πŸ‘‡ you'll see the cumulative Chill Portions for 2025 vs 2024. You can stay on top of changing bee flight hours and chill at [BountifulAlmonds.com](http://bountifulalmonds.com/), and while you're there, please submit a bloom observation. ## This Week's Featured Bloom Shot Here are a few pictures from the last few days, with bloom quickly wrapping up. πŸ“ΈπŸ‘†: Megan N. in Merced County πŸ“ΈπŸ‘†: Joe D. in Merced County πŸ“Έ: Michael B. in Fresno County πŸ“ΈShare photos of Bloom Share your almond bloom photos with Bountiful by emailing [megan@bountiful.ag](mailto:megan@bountiful.ag) or texting (805) 704-7157 to be featured in Bountiful's bloom update. #### Wishing you a Bountiful Bloom!