Late-spring frost and bears impact 2026 fruit crop in Connecticut

This year’s apple and peach harvests are a little smaller this year than in previous years. There are two main culprits: late-spring freeze and bears. “In May, it got down to the 20s, and it came out at a bad time, right? It zaps a lot of those young buds, and once we lose those buds, you have to wait...