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Do strawberries have to be visited by bees to give berries?

mickeymoney · 2009-05-13 12:42:17

I have a plastic net but the bess cant get through to the flowers? Will I have to let them in? Same goes for a few berry bushes I have. The bad thing is the birds are trampling everything when I lift the net. Can I avoid getting a bigger guage net?

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13-05-2009 1:42pm

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I have a plastic net but the bess cant get through to the flowers?
Will I have to let them in?

Same goes for a few berry bushes I have.

The bad thing is the birds are trampling everything when I lift the net.

Can I avoid getting a bigger guage net?

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#2 13-05-2009 8:37pm
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strawberrys are self fertile

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Last year my berries didnt ripen....is there something I need to do to help them along?

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#4 14-05-2009 12:07am
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pollination of strawberries can be helped along by using a soft bristle painting brush to help move the pollen from the anther to the carpel(male part to female)....just a light dab of the flowers with a soft brush should do the trick.

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