Poor blackberry picking

Well here in the west i can tell you they cropped heavy very early beginning of August and were all done with inside 3 weeks both cultivated and wild. probably the earliest i can remember.
think you may have missed them !!!!
I have a pic on early Aug you can see they were good

Yes, I must say, they were very early here and are all over now. The apples were also very early so they are clearly meant to be together!

I should have also said...I didn't get any either because it has been so wet that every time I thought about it the rain had ruined them.

I was picking in late July and it was the best year I can remember for blackberries. They were huge and my freezer now has an awful lot. I'm going to make some jam and make some room!

Sounds like they peaked early this year. Think the changeable weather played havoc with them fruiting after flowering.

They were poor here, it has been too wet.

The ones in the hedgerow were very small here in Berkshire. Not enough rain I think.

Thank you all for your comments. Despite meagre harvest we enjoyed the said crumble tonight even though I had to add a bit more sugar to the blackberries as they weren't sweet due to lack of sun. But with two teenage boys with stomachs like bottomless pits they really didn't care! Ha, ha!! Lol ;)

I don't think there were many around this year, although I haven't been blackberrying for years. I didn't seem to see many as I drove along the roads. I don't think the summer weather was good for pollinating insects.

loads here but a few weeks earlier than 'usual'.

Lots here but very early oh dear hope it's not down to the dreaded word " climate change "