Pear pollination – fact sheet

June 2013 | HAL & RIRDC | Pear pollination fact sheet

This fact sheet provides a concise guide to pollination in commercial pear orchards. Pear flowering and compatibility can make reliable pollination challenging, so growers need to consider pollen source, bloom overlap, pollinator activity and orchard arrangement before flowering starts.

The resource is intended for practical use during pollination planning. It reinforces the value of suitable polliniser varieties, strong bee movement and observing flowering and fruit set rather than assuming pollination is adequate from hive numbers alone.

For pear growers, the fact sheet can be used as a checklist for reviewing orchard pollination strategy and identifying where poor fruit set may be linked to compatibility, weather or pollinator activity.