Betsy Hilborn wrote, "The trees are full of honey bees- the most have seen
for 5 years. Yet my apple blossoms seem barely visited."
My apple trees are rarely visited be either honey bees or bumblebees.
When any of these bees visit apple blossoms, they don't stay long. These
are usually visiting the plums that bloom at the same time. My main apple
pollinators are the Blue Orchard Bees that are going after pollen. I'm
assuming that my apple flowers either do not produce nectar or that nectar
from other trees is more attractive. The orchard bees do a good job of
pollinating and I nearly always get a bountiful crop.
Jim Fruth
Brambleberry Farm
Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
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