<Still plenty of fruits and vegetables, just not as good looking>
In the case of Kiwifruit, less bees equals less bee visits to the flowers moving pollen equals a reduction in size of fruit,
or to put it
positively the increase in the number of bee visits to a flower increases the amount of pollen to the flower, increasing the amount of seeding which increases the fruit size.
I also understand the kiwifruit seeds offer small amounts of omega 3 fats. So the more seeds.......
Fiona O'Brien
New Zealand
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