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Originally Posted by Stvrob
I have Always been under the impression that bumblebee, or carpenter bee activity on tomatoes primarily " buzzes" the blossom and stimulates the release of pollen. It's still not likely that cross pollination between plants will occur due to their activity (though it would still be more likely than if they hadn't visited the flower at all) Is my understanding more or less correct?
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THE insects that do the most X pollination in most places are the sweat bees which are very tiny and almost impossible to see,
I think THE best article on NCP ( natural cross pollination) was written by Dr. Jeff McCormack when he owned SESE ( southern exposure seed exchange. Let me see if I can go find it for you.
I can't find it at SESE but Jeff has a different website now devoted to articles he's written and I think I might find it there, but no time to do that now.
Sweat bees, yes, the ones to be concerned about,
Carolyn