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To: Diana in Wisconsin

Don’t bees do the pollination?


11 posted on 06/24/2008 7:34:48 PM PDT by Alouette (Vicious Babushka)
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To: Alouette

Yes, bees are a good pollinator. But so are the wind and birds and other flying insects. They’re all pollen “carriers.” And if you’re REALLY obsessed with breeding your fruit, you can take a Q-tip and...well, it’s not something to discuss in Polite Company. ;)

BUT...with Cherries and Pears and Apples and a few other fruit trees you need to have another tree of a DIFFERENT variety in the immediate area so cross-pollination can happen.

Compare having no other variant tree in the area to kissing your First Cousin...

...never a good idea, LOL!


12 posted on 06/24/2008 8:04:43 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.)
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