To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [NAFEX] Alternative pollinators
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 12:08:30 -0400
The mason bee discussion has me wondering how many of you all see
non-honeybee pollinators on your fruit plants and their relative
importance to your overall pollination?
I know this year were it not for my local native bumblebees and
southeastern blueberry bees I'd have seen very little pollination at
all. Since the weather first warmed this year I haven't seen more
than a handful of honeybees.
My Seminole pumpkins are still blossoming and the bumblebees will be
in every new blossom as soon as it's light enough to see.
.....Alan.
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