May 10, 2005 · Thanks Tia and others for the help. Seeing that I know nothing about raising fruit trees, and even less about the spray for the trees, I appreciate hearing of your experiences …

May 5, 2013 · The closest fruit trees to the hives are our pear trees (less than 20' away - flyway is between the trees) and the bees were all over them this spring when they were in bloom. Ditto …

Oct 1, 2010 · I had a friend ask me to put some hives on their apple orchard. they also have mint growing. I want to make sure I pollinate their apple farm but not overkill. How many hives per …

Apr 2, 2022 · Sounds like you need to study up. Google and read on the mite subject. I, for one, need to go out and prune my apple trees now. Perfection is the enemy of good enough.

Jun 2, 2012 · Some people report that some varieties of trees are fireblight magnets while right next to that tree, another variety is untouched. I have bees, apple and pear trees.

Jun 5, 2020 · Inspecting the apples show a lot of damage. I might try keeping the ground under the trees completely free of debris and apples that drop prematurely. Maybe set out a few …

May 11, 2014 · I have a small apple orchard and keep bees. Can you share if, what, and how you spray your trees? Any experience with oils or soaps? Thanks very much.

Feb 23, 2013 · I have a couple of hives that are near the land owner's peach trees and they want to treat their peach trees with something organic that will not affect my bees. They want to …

Sep 7, 2015 · If you have the space, planting any type of fruit tree is perfect and trees such as maple, willow, black locust and sumac are also good food sources for bees. Planting …

Oct 17, 2025 · Made it through the winter. Finally, I'm a fan. Temperment, will to live, lots of honey. Yes they take some watching - for us that is part of the joy. We are about the bees not …