We will have a good Apple Day this year. The crop is sufficiently heavy, the June drop was not significant enough to diminish the crop and the survived the rabbits.
However, this year the summer has been so hot and sunny that, as with all farming throughout the country, the apple harvest is 2-3 weeks early. Blossom was full in April rather than mid May and, in response to the heat, Bramley's are dropping all their fruit now at the end of August, instead of early October. The apples are smaller than usual but luckily villagers are enjoying picking and eating the early varieties in the orchard. There is no doubt that climate change is affecting all farming in the UK.
