My mother's greengage tree has been in flower for a month but she has not seen any bees on it. In my garden we have a pear tree and a plum tree in full bloom, and have been for about 3 weeks, but again, no bees. I would have assumed that, if it was warm enough for the trees to flower, in spite of hail, snow and frost, it was warm enough for the bees to pollinate them, but perhaps not? Anyone got any other thoughts?
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