With spring so comes buds, then leaves, then flowers. Without insect pollinators no berry production occurs. Here are a couple of links to articles of which haskap growers should be aware. These cover pollination, pollinators, and bee loss...
http://www.xerces.org/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/farming_for_bees_guidelines_xerces_society.pdf
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/bees-may-get-hooked-on-neonicotinoid-pesticides-1.3044237
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