Beekeepers - Join the Ontario Honey Bee Pollination Association 1.
Bees help set as many of the early vigorous blossoms as possible.
Larger and more uniform fruit and increased pounds per acre are associated with an increased number of bee visits. The effectiveness of the bee is determined by the visits it makes between compatible varieties within the orchard. If the visits are confined on one variety they are not as effective. Repeated cross-pollination of the flowers must occur to produce the optimum set. It has been proven that some cross-pollination actually occurs within the hive.