The dry season is officially on at Lower Dover Jungle Lodge in Belize. It is a little strange to see all of the flowers in Belize blooming as the leaves are dropping due to lack of rain. Lower Dover has a deciduous rainforest on the property, not the evergreen version found near the equator. This means most of the leaves fall in the spring when the there is no rain so the trees have enough energy to seed.
Growing up in the States, spring time meant green and growth, where as Belize has a lengthy dry season during the same months. It’s just hot and dry in Belize until the hurricane season starts in June. So if you visit Lower Dover in the next 2 months don’t be shocked to see lots of brown leaves on the ground. Luckily there are many bright flowers blooming to offset the lack of forest.
Flower in bloom from a Zericote Tree
Cashew blossom with ant pollinators
Papaya flower blossom
Orange Blossom at Lower Dover Belize Jungle Lodge
Nopal Cactus Blossom
Noni Fruit Blossom with bee pollinators
Purple jungle flower with bee pollinator
This tree gives off yellow flowers to signal the dry season
Pink tropical flower from the bunkhouse garden
Blooming flowers from the bunkhouse garden at Lower Dover
Tropical pink roses with morning dew at Lower Dover Belize Jungle Lodge
Lower Dover dormitory flower garden white blossoms
We grow Marigold's everywhere as a organic pesticide
Pink flowers found at the Lower Dover bunkhouse flower garden
Lower Dover Field Journal 