POST #9 PATHWAYS TO A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
The last three weaks has witnessed the flowering of our ornamental cherry and apple trees. It's a most beautiful site but the blossoms seem to come and go so quickly. This year I paid attention to the role of insect pollinators on the apple tree. For days the weather was cool, or wet and windy and there did not seem to be any pollinator activity. But there were a few days when the temperatures reached about 17 or 18C and I was lucky to spot some bees. After about 30mins of watching the busy bees I realised that a couple of busy bees could probably visit all the flowers on the tree in a few hours. It really doesn't take many pollinators or many days to fertilise a tree.
The last three weaks has witnessed the flowering of our ornamental cherry and apple trees. It's a most beautiful site but the blossoms seem to come and go so quickly. This year I paid attention to the role of insect pollinators on the apple tree. For days the weather was cool, or wet and windy and there did not seem to be any pollinator activity. But there were a few days when the temperatures reached about 17 or 18C and I was lucky to spot some bees. After about 30mins of watching the busy bees I realised that a couple of busy bees could probably visit all the flowers on the tree in a few hours. It really doesn't take many pollinators or many days to fertilise a tree.
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