Re: [CH] "artificial" pollination with brush

Celeste or Dave Anderson (chilehed1@powernet.net)
Fri, 28 Aug 1998 17:20:35 +0000

> I was just told about pollenation, by a friend, to glue a dead honey bee to
> a wooden stick and use the bee to hold the pollen.  Makes sense to me,
> 'cause that's the way Nature does it, well, sort of.
> 
> I am going to try this next spring.

Snip

Wouldn't it be easier to use a Q-tip? It certainly would be easier on 
the bee.

Dave Anderson
Tough Love Chile Co.
http://www.powernet.net/~chilehed1