Is it possible to put a honeybee hive inside the enclosure during bloom?
I think this is sometimes done for crops requiring insect pollination when cross-pollination is not desired because the seed of the particular variety is to be saved, but the area from which seed is to be saved is small enough to cover but large enough for the bees to be OK inside it for a couple of weeks.
If you don't keep bees yourself, a local beekeeper might be willing to do this for you, possibly in exchange for either cash or berries.
--Rivka
Finger Lakes NY; zone 5 mostly
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