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["Bob Hartman" <hartmansfruit@msn.com>]

Thanks Doug,
Two neighbors mowed their fields yesterday.  That should reduce the 
dandelions a little.
Bob

-----Original Message----- 
From: Douglas Woodard
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2011 8:53 AM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Pear Tree Pollination

I believe the problem is that pear nectar is lower in sugar content than
many others - 20% sticks in my mind, where some other species go up to
50%. The bees prefer more concentrated nectars when they can get them. I
think it is a common practice to mow dandelions when the pears are in bloom.

Doug Woodard
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada



On 23/04/2011 11:18 AM, Bob Hartman wrote:
> NAFEXers,
>
> Does anyone have a technique or “trick” they have successfully used to get 
> honeybees to visit pear blossoms?  Pears are known to have little or no 
> nectar so the bees would rather visit dandelions than pear blossoms.  I 
> have lots of pear trees blooming but no honeybees visiting them but I see 
> the bees bringing into their hives dark orange and yellow pollen probably 
> from dandelions.
>
> Thanks,
> Bob
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