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Were it not for the awful fireblight problem of this spring I would
have had to radically thin my pears for the heavy fruit set they put
on.  My one astringent persimmon also set a huge crop.  Don't think I
saw many bumblebees on them so it was probably the blueberry bees. 
They did an excellent job on the domestic and wild vacciniums.

.....Alan.

Quoting tanis cuff <tanistanis@hotmail.com>:

> Come to think of it, I also have an apple-crab which hasn't set a
> good crop 
> since the honeybee hives were removed from the neighborhood.
> 
> ... mostly organic, also lots of wild pollinator nest sites
> (untidy)
> 
> 
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "tanis cuff"
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Alternative pollinators
> Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 23:20:18 +0000
> 
> Ditto.  Lots of pollinators other than honeybees.  Plum- pear-
> apple blossom
> season is very lively; good pollination even this year w/ the awful
> weather.
>    But I'm wondering if I have a pear tree which needs honeybee or
> larger
> pollinator.
> 
> tc, s.WI, z4-5, mostly organic
> 
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