Now, this is interesting, real interesting! My Dad raised 10 to 15 large colonies of honey bees for many, many years (for honey to sell). And he also raised lilium; scaling, hand pollenating, etc in large numbers to sell. He had lilies in large plots dedicated to one or two cultivars intentionally in each plot. And he would place a hive and colony on one end. He claimed he got a broader, more complete spectrum of combinations because pollenation took place over several days as opposed to a single dose of hand pollenation. That was long ago and at the time I really didn't care and Dad has since past away. But now--I'm wondering what the results would be if, in a controlled pollenation, we revisited and lightly applied the same pollen on day 2,3,4, etc.--something to think about!
Any suggested reading on Norgart Martschinke, Rick? I'd be interested in her work.
