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The pear tree is a flowering plant that needs pollination to happen in order to produce fruit. This relies on attracting bees, butterflies, and other insects with fragrant scents and bright colours. The insects then collect the nectar from the flower, where they brush against the anthers and subsequently carry the pollen to another plant.
Bees are the most important pollinators of the pear flower, but the low sugar concentration of their nectar results in a limited appeal for the bees. One approach growers use is to mow competing blooms during the crop-producing period to reduce the chance that bees will be attracted to other surrounding plants.
