The beginning of April saw our new home finished and all of the pear trees in bloom. I have been encouraging native pollinators like the blue orchard mason bee to stick around and thrive, and I guess they did. The trees were full of fruit. Sandy was out there every minute she could thinning the fruit. When you have 2 to 5 fruit growing from the same spot on a limb they will discourage each other from reaching their full potential. Since then we've been bagging the fruit. I sa