What techniques are there for the clever hand-pollination of Yali pears?

Original title: Busy pollination in the "Home of Yali Pears"

On April 6, fruit growers in Qiqiao Village, Botou City, Hebei Province, carried out hand-pollination of pear blossoms in a pear orchard.

Right now is the full bloom period of 250,000 mu of pear trees in Botou City, Hebei Province, the "Home of Yali Pears." Because the pear blossom period lasts only about a week, local fruit growers are busy carrying out hand-pollination of the pear trees to ensure the pear harvest.

It is understood that Botou City produces more than 300,000 tonnes of high-quality Yali pears annually, which are sold to more than 30 countries and regions, and in 2015 earned more than US$60 million in foreign exchange through exports.

Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhu Xudong

On April 6, fruit growers in Qiqiao Village, Botou City, Hebei Province, carried out hand-pollination of pear blossoms in a pear orchard.