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Using Crabapples to Boost Apple Pollination: Varieties, Spacing, and Bees

Apples are self-infertile; they need cross-pollen. Crabapples produce abundant pollen and bloom simultaneously. Plant crabapples as 20% of your orchard—'Donald Wyman', 'Dolgo', and 'Profusion' are excellent pollinizers—spaced and scattered like regular apples. Add 1–2 honeybee hives for maximum fruit set.

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