[yeahbut]

The apple trees are starting to blossom but there are no bees - does that mean I won't get any apples?

[AfterMyNap]

Have you been able to watch during the warmest part of the day? If you leave for work before it warms and get home during the cooldown, your little bee buds will be dormant until it's warm enough.

Keep the faith, the critters will come and them fritters are yum!

[Jomar]

Have you had any other bugs around?
Is it warn enough for them and not rainy?

we just got a break in our weather so bees and other bugs, birds etc have been out and about - we were getting worried about pollination too.

some trees may not need a pollinator and if their is other trees nearby the wind and such may be enough.
{it's been a long time since I read all this stuff tho }

[wyldkatt]

I am curious to know about this...we just got 2 granny smith apple trees, they are not in the ground yet and won't have fruit until next year...

BUT, I know nothing about this stuff, lol! The folks at the nursery said we needed 2 trees if we wanted fruit from them and to plant them between 15-30 feet apart...

So, we might not get fruit next year if there are no bees around?

[Jomar]

I found this -

[Granny smith apple trees are not self-pollinating. This means that another type of apple tree is needed in order for the granny smith apple tree to produce fruit. Like most other apple trees, the pollinating tree used with a granny smith does not really matter that much. As long as the pollen is fertile, nearly any apple tree will be able to pollinate a granny smith apple tree and create delicious fruit.

Granny smith apple trees are hardy in zones six through eight, and require a good deal of sunlight. When pruned and cared for properly, a granny smith apple tree will grow for over fifty years. Granny smith apple trees do not require very much support, as they are typically able to support their own weight. In the semi-dwarf state, granny smith apple trees will grow to fourteen feet high.]
http://www.aboutappletrees.com/grann...ple_tree.shtml

doesn't say if bees are really needed or not tho

[tovaxin_lab_rat]

The trees need some way for the pollen to get from one tree to the other. Either bees, birds (hummingbirds), or wind. The pollinator does not have to be another apple tree.

[Riverwild]

...just sits and watches the Flying plant lady telling Yabbit about the birds and da bees ...and grins...

[tovaxin_lab_rat]

Originally Posted by Riverwild

...just sits and watches the Flying plant lady telling Yabbit about the birds and da bees ...and grins...

Yer funny....

Pass me another rum and coke and we'll all be happy!

[AfterMyNap]

LOL, me too RW.

"You see, little Yabbit, when a tree and a bee and a bird love each other very much... we call it a treesome..."

[tovaxin_lab_rat]

Originally Posted by AfterMyNap

LOL, me too RW.

"You see, little Yabbit, when a tree and a bee and a bird love each other very much... we call it a treesome..."

Yer sick....very sick!