What is with the white fuzzy stuff on my apple tree buds?

Question

My apples trees seem to have a white, fuzzy mildew of sorts on the buds. Does this mean they are diseased? Can I treat them some how? Last year I had apples on the tree, but the leaves were spotted and many of the apples were unedible and also spotted. (I did not spray them at all last year for anything).

Answer 1

This is almost spring...as soon as the snow goes, use the spring mix for dormant oil...............spray according to directions and all the way to the bud stage............once the bud had formed only spray the trunk under the first branch.  We need the bees to polinate the trees.................do it again in the fall after all the leaves have dropped.................PH for apple -5.0-6.5  we do old horsemanure in the fall and lime in the spring.  HAPPY SPRING!