[Market-farming] Blackberry Problem

TxBeeFarmer TxBeeFarmer at HotPop.com
Sat May 31 22:20:43 EDT 2008


Guess I'm at a loss as to what to do.  My farm is thick with bees, but they don't like the berries.  I haven't seen much of anything on the blooms.  Any ideas?

TxBeeFarmer (Mark)
West Texas Zone 7b
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Bill Shoemaker 
  To: Market Farming 
  Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2008 6:54 PM
  Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Blackberry Problem


  > > > Not really, but I don't think that really matters. Blackberries are self > pollinators, aren't they? > > TxBeeFarmer (Mark) > West Texas Zone 7b > > 


  Blackberries and raspberries both need pollinators working on them for good pollination. If pollination is incomplete (partial pollination) the berries may abort.


  William H. Shoemaker
  Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops
  St Charles Horticulture Research Center
  University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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