The Secret Pollinators

Do Native Bees Want Your Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire?


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Ever wonder how your holiday nuts get pollinated? Chestnuts are pollinated by FLIES and BEETLES—not bees. Pecans rely entirely on wind. Walnuts use wind with help from cold-hardy native bees. In this special holiday episode, we explore the surprising, unglamorous pollination strategies of nut trees. Spoiler: it's not the story anyone expects, but it's the one that actually works.

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The Secret PollinatorsBy Kelly from Montana