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  • March 15th 2013 Issue
  • Story by Richard Lehnert

    • The Top 5: What growers can do to improve pollination success

    What growers can do to improve pollination success.

    Inspect the bees you receive. A strong hive should have enough adult bees to cover eight to ten frames. Honeybees are under unprecedented pressure, besieged by ­parasitic mites, viruses, diseases, and pesticide residues. So, what can orchardists do to assure they will have pollination success during the bloom period, this year and years in the future? Maryann Frazier, senior extension associate for Penn State University and part of its’ Center for Pollination Research, offers these five tips for a successful pollination season. 1 Get quality bees and place them at the right time.      Have an ongoing relationship with […]

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    Richard Lehnert
    After growing up on a Michigan dairy farm, Richard Lehnert began writing about farming in 1962, while still a junior studying journalism at Michigan State University. He worked at newspapers for a year before joining the staff of Michigan Farmer, where he spent 26 years, the last 15 as chief editor. He was a member of the staff of Good Fruit Grower from 2010 until 2015. Read his stories: Story Index
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