Come pollination season, orchardists are at the mercy of factors they can't control — weather, cold and varroa mites to name a few.However, Eric Olson of Olson's Honey in Yakima, Washington, suggests several things growers can control to make sure their bees have the best chance to set a lot of fruit. He shared them in December at the Washington State Tree Fruit Association annual meeting in Yakima."There really is no mystery to pollination," said Olson, one of the largest commercial beekeepers in the nation.
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