Grafted Avocado Tree - How does pollination work? (forum)

Correy starts with ...
Here is a video on how Pollination occurs in Avocado Trees. Can you check it and see if there are any errors?

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Time: 2nd May 2014 8:31pm

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Carl76 says...
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Thanks for video.

Off topic
Time (last to first) seems a better default option.
Lots of large topics, not easy with tablet & phone.

Time: 2nd May 2014 9:24pm

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Brendan says...
Hi Correy, I find that native bees (& flies), seem to be the main pollinators of avocados up here, I hardly ever see normal bees on my avo flowers?
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Time: 4th May 2014 9:42am

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Markmelb says...
Good Video Corey -

Brendan is that your Avo in flower already - mine are in process of budding up now a couple months off -

I had good pollination too last year but not from bees either - but from blowfly looking fly and a hovering type fly that was possibly a native bee that foraged from flower to flower - still waiting for my Avos to ripen still a couple months off - cheers

Time: 4th May 2014 10:29am

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Brendan says...
No Markmelb, that avo tree has about 50 avos left at the moment, but needs a good prune after that.
The Shepard is thinking about budding I'd say.
Believe it or not, it was 6.4

Time: 5th May 2014 8:26am

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Jason says...
Mine are almost exclusively pollinated by the native bee. Euro bees don't go for them much. Part of the problem is that Avocados start to flower in early September before the temps are warm enough for a Euro bee to fly.

Time: 5th May 2014 5:03pm

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Markmelb says...
Thanks Brendan - the pic looked liked it was in blossom - we were tropical in Melb this morning with 11 deg and rain - Jason have you seen a big brown blowfly like insect around yours? Will get a photo of the insects and native bees this year - Mark

Time: 5th May 2014 10:10pm

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Jason says...
Mark, maybe.. There are a few fly's that get on them but I doubt I have the same species of native bee here let alone the same flies.

Time: 7th May 2014 2:06am

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