Temperatures Impacting Blueberry Crop Pollination, UMaine Expert Reports in Ellsworth American
David Yarborough, wild blueberry specialist with the University of Maine Cooperative Extension was quoted in an Ellsworth American article about cooling temperatures and the affect they have on blueberry crop pollination by keeping temperature-sensitive bees from pollinating blueberries.
“If they had adequate bees, they probably did OK,” said Yarborough. “But I would say conditions are far from optimal.”