Therefore the drop will be 85%.
>> >My question is: By what % would the almond yield drop if honeybees did not
>> pollinate them?
>>
> Good question Denise! I asked the same question to our state extension
> apiculturist, Dr. Eric Mussen, some years ago. He said that the trees would
> produce only about a 15% crop.
Even I agree with Randy, one don't need to forget that 1 out of 100
flower end up been a harvested nut. After pollination comes the frost,
the irrigation and so on and so forth of fruticulture. Therefore
anything that could increase pollination is wellcome.
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