I have two very old apricots and one new apricot tree. One white peach tree. Several varities of plum trees some very old and some approx 3 years old. None of these trees produced fruit this year, in the past every year I have to reinforce the branches because they are so heavy with fruit. Also I have an heirloom apple that generally produces so many I also have to put boards under the branches. This year I have only a few apples. The same with my pear trees usually abundant with fruit one has a small amount the others have none. Could this be because of my small micro climate area or because there are no bees? Is this unusual? I have gotten less rain in the past years and it has not affected the trees like this. Anyone any ideas?
Yes it will be something like frost or lack of bees at flowering time. Since the apple trees bloom later and are not nearly as likely to have been frosted as the stone fruits then the implication is it lack of bee activity at the right times.
