Story: Stone fruit and the summerfruit industry
The pollination of fruit trees relies on bees to transfer pollen from flower to flower. Trials carried out by the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research in the mid-1950s showed that spraying flowers with a sugar solution increased the number of bee visits from 6 to 300 within an hour. Consequently, more fruit was produced.
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Archives New Zealand – Te Rua Mahara o te Kawanatanga
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