David: I forgot where you are located. Here in Harvard, MA, we have just been commenting on the lack of wild bees as we are about to open on McIntosh. There also are less bumble bees visible . Frank Carlson
Franklyn W. Carlson, Pres. Carlson Orchards, Inc. 115 Oak Hill Road P.O.Box 359 Harvard, MA. 01451 617-968-4180 cell 978-456-3916 office -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of David Doud Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2013 11:02 AM To: Apple-Crop Subject: [apple-crop] native pollinators Another casualty of last year's freak weather is the population of native pollinators - my asian pears entered full bloom over the last 48 hours - other years they are surrounded by a cloud of several species of solitary pollinators, this year that activity is roughly 10% of what I am accustomed to observing - The first apple bloom opened yesterday - 72 hours ago at tight cluster I considered the amount of bloom as 'full' but not particularly remarkable, now bloom has seemingly spontaneously generated to an amount that I cannot remember observing in the past - it's going to be spectacular, but has upped my anxiety about the potential 'big crop of little green apples' - hope thinners are effective.... _______________________________________________ apple-crop mailing list [email protected] http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
