Re: Pollination--Temp???

Don-I pollinate here in Ontario about 6-6:30 AM when it is often quite cool
and the bees are not yet flying.On the coolest mornings sometimes a flower
will not be quite ready so I have a coffee and in 30 or so minutes when a
little warmer the female blossom has opened,at a temperature still too low
for the bees.

Never had any problems,so I would say you can pollinate at the temperature
the female blossoms are open and should do it before the bees show up,after
9 AM here.
                                            
                                                    Hope this helps--Al Eaton 
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At 11:36 03/04/98 EST, you wrote:
>Where I live it is often cool in the mornings around 60-65 degrees.  Last year
>I would cover the female blossoms with a cup and then collect my male flowers
>in a bag real early before the bees were out.  I would then go back into the
>patch around 10 when it got warm and pollinate the females.  The problem with
>this method is that often I need to leave my house for sales calls by 8 am and
>can't stick around till it gets warm.
>
>Does anyone know if there is a minimum temperature requirement for pollination
>(what is it?).  Also, what if I pollinated when it was cold, would it still
>take once the temperature warmed up later in the morning.  Lastly, would it be
>a good idea to build a mini green house to cover the vine ends before
>pollinating to help warm the air temp around the female?
>Thanks for your input, Don  
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