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How Much Area of a Pear Orchard Can One Honey Bee Colony Pollinate?
- Xinying Qu,
- Xinru Zhang,
- Rongshen Wang,
- Yuesen Wang,
- Qingfang Cheng,
- Yaxiong Xu,
- Lingjun Xin,
- Hanbing Lu and
- Xiao Chen
Pear trees, though self-pollinating, are self-incompatible and depend on insect pollination—primarily by honey bees. The optimal density of honey bee colonies per unit area in pear orchards remains uncertain, hindering scientific pollination ma...

