Would like to help you in this matter, but we are all very short on
pollination research.  Seems like there are a lot of new varieties, etc.
like Granny Smith apples which I adore, but when it comes to pollination
information, only generalities exist for apples.  I am sending your
messsage to David Green in South Carolina and putting it up on the bee-l
lists for other comments.
 
Tom Sanford
 
On Mon, 21 Oct 1996, Nigel Holloway wrote:
 
> To:     Malcolm T. Sanford
>
> Hi Malcom,
>
> I am an amateur beekeeper operating in Cape Town, South Africa.  I run about
> 80 hives all stocked with our local bee, a.m. capensis.
 
I am interested in your experiences with capensis; I understand this
Trojan horse of a bee is making big trouble in much of South Afica.
 
I have
over the
> last few years been doing quite a lot of apple and pear pollination. We are
> guided locally by Dr Anderson who wrote a little book discussing the
> technical apects of pollination.  The one thing we do however lack here is
> any significant level of local research into the benefits of pollination.
> We have to rely on those farmers who have tried it, and perceived it to be a
> benefit, to spread the word.
>
> I have just recently started looking for sites on the web which could
> provide me with sound research results which discuss pollination, it's
> benefits, pitfalls, etc, etc.  I am thus writing to you in the hopes that
> you will be able to point me in the general direction of web sites where I
> might be able to obtain quality, up to date information.
>
> In return, I could try to send local info / experiences to you.
>
> Thanks
>
> Nigel Holloway
>
>