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jac jac starts with ... how far away do tees need to be to viably pollinate? I have a peach, peacherine and mandarin (that keeps getting eaten by cows!) that is approx. 100- 200m from where I am planning to plant a bunch of new trees. my inlaws have several trees approx. 300m away. would these trees be able to be used for pollination or are they too far away? also I am planning to plant the trees in a straight row approx. 100m long, should I group types together to aid n pollination or will they be close enough? thanks | About the Author jac jac barraba 15th May 2015 4:52pm #UserID: 11780 Posts: 3 View All jac jac's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Waterfall Waterfall 15th May 2015 5:37pm #UserID: 10026 Posts: 422 View All Waterfall's Edible Fruit Trees |
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jac jac says... im looking at getting more peach trees and it says a pollinator is beneficial. i really only want 1 more peach tree though. also I want to get an afourer mandarin tree which is seedless when self pollinated but seedy if crossed. I want to avoid it getting seedy if possible. so really I want the peach trees to pollinate but not the mandarins!! | About the Author jac jac barraba 16th May 2015 12:53pm #UserID: 11780 Posts: 3 View All jac jac's Edible Fruit Trees |
Waterfall says... According to The International Bee Research Association (IBRA). a honey bee foragers commonly fly up to four miles (6.5 km) to collect nectar and pollen from flowers, and can potentially cover 50 000 acres (20 000 hectares). It is estimated that it takes 10 million foraging trips to make the equivalent of one jar of honey (1lb or 454 g). | About the Author Waterfall WATERFALL,2233,NSW 16th May 2015 9:21pm #UserID: 10026 Posts: 422 View All Waterfall's Edible Fruit Trees |
jakfruit etiquette says... Hi Waterfall, I think thats the maximum possible situation. To get high levels of pollination hives are placed in among the crop, (ie melons and almonds) to shorten the travel and forage distance. Also there is the isolation distances for bee pollinated crops, ie the safe distance apart you can plant 2 varieties of the same vegetable without bees effectively transfering pollen to cause crossing (usually a few hundred metres). These isolation distances can be reduced by planting non related flowering plants in between the crops you want to save seeds from. To get cross pollination, bees have to work the seperated plants without stopping off on other plants in between, and going back to the hive. | About the Author jakfruit etiquette vic 17th May 2015 9:57am #UserID: 5133 Posts: 915 View All jakfruit etiquette's Edible Fruit Trees |