Fruit trees Many types of trees including plums, apples, crabapples, peaches, and pears are good food sources for bees. Varieties come in fruiting and fruitless types. Many fruiting varieties need bees to produce fruit. Most of these will flower in the spring.

What will pollinate a pear tree?

As they collect nectar and pollen, bees cross pollinate flowers. Crab apples will pollinate apples, and Bradford pear will pollinate most European pears. However, Asian pear will pollinate European pear only if the two bloom at the same time. Tart cherry will not pollinate sweet cherry.

Why do bees like pear trees?

While some fruit trees can self-pollinate and bear fruit themselves, with the help of bees, other fruit trees are cross-pollinating. Fruit trees such as sweet cherry, pears, plums and apples are cross-pollinating so they need another tree for pollination.