Wade Muggleton from Three Counties Orchard Project explores the range of pollinators that can be found in an orchard.
He looks at the many different species found and why such a range is important for fruit tree pollination – it’s not all down to the honey bee!
He also explains why old orchards often have the most diverse pollinator activity. To accompany this film a series of Orchard guidance sheets can be downloaded for free at: http://tctop.org.uk/improving/practical-resources
Wade is an apple tree expert, with over 130 fruit trees in his field orchard, and plenty more as small trees in his backyard permaculture plot, Station Road Permaculture.