Frankenbees, why not bumblebees? almost no bees except for the bumble var
here, with spectacular bloom period. over croped elstars taking a year off.
spigold , ashy bearer here, had huge bloom and good set. keepsake overcropped
last
year and shy this year. trees still getting pollenated
pOur lone honeybee hive at the Research Center died during the winter (We did
use imidacloprid last Fall on grapes that the honeybees seemed to forage for
sugar in). We do not have many fruit trees, probably less than 50, but
pollination was excellent in our apples with few honeybees present.
