"David Hare-Scott" wrote:
Ted Shoemaker wrote:
What pollinates apples, besides bees?
I'd like to plant apple trees -- only a couple -- in my yard.
If I must have honeybees, then I'll look into the details of that.
But honeybees, who wander far, are likely to run into insecticides. I
live in a city, next to lots of neighbors and even a school. There's
no way to prevent them all from using bug-killer.
Thank you!
Ted Shoemaker
Honey bees are the best and most common pollinator but American native
bees also work. Wind pollination is insignificant.
D
You do not need honey bees just for pollination. Just hang a mason bee
house in your tree sorta like a bird house.
http://www.gardeners.com/Mason-Bee-H...FQnrKgode2YjDQ
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