Pears

All pears require pollinators, although Concorde and Conference will produce some fruit by themselves. To select a pollinator choose another variety of pear in the same group, previous group or following group in the table below. In areas where there are many pear trees growing it may not be necessary to plant a pollinator.

All pear trees are pollinated by insects, the main pollinator being bees. Recently there has been a decline in honey bees who are a major asset to pollination. Also our other native bees have been in decline due to loss of breeding habitats and wild flowers. To ensure pollination of your fruit trees it is now possible to encourage a native bees into your garden or orchard with Oxford Bee Company's bee nest boxes.

Group 2: Mid-Season Flowering	Beth, Conference, Invincible, Sensation, Williams' Bon Chrétien,
Group 3: Mid-Late Season Flowering	Concorde, Doyenne du Comice.