fruit trees

User: mike
Posts 50

Chances are good that even if you don't want all the fruit, students from your local high school would be more than happy to pick it for you and to sell the fruit as a fund raiser. My school sold apples from one of my friends' orchards one year.

User: kimchi
Posts 50

Smelll of rotting fruit is usually more of a problem than bees. Bees only pollinate, so they are typically only around for a short time. Bugs swing around to eat the rotting fruit. They are a bigger problem if you don't keep up with fallen fruit.

User: bella
Posts 50

Our grapefruit trees never attracted that many bees...but we did attract a lot of bugs if we didn't pick up the ones that fell on the ground. Getting rid of them was never a problem -- our neighbors always wanted at least a few.

User: southboca
Posts 51

If you live near a city, a lot of times people will pay you to pick the fruit from your tree. Then you wouldn't have to worry about windfalls. Another option is to post on Craig's list and let people come and pick what they want for free.

User: marcel
Posts 5

i think it sounds like fun to have a fruit tree. i would imagine if you are careful about picking the fruit at the right time before it drops, you'll be fine. but if you let the fruit drop and rot, you may be in for an insect - and more - feeding frenzy.

User: jordans
Posts 5

any thoughts? i love the idea of a fruit tree, but will it attract too many bees when the fruit falls?