Each section of the Confederation Trail we cycle has items of interest, like on our recent ride from Mount Stewart to Morell in eastern Prince Edward Island. With the Hillsborough River in the distance, you travel past fields of crops and hay, rivers and conservation areas. Curiosity alone compelled us to cycle round that next turn.
Stopping at this field, a type we hadn’t seen before, we speculated about what was happening there and on similar ones in the area.
Then we saw the bee hives.
Of course! Wild blueberry fields managed by growers.
Every year this time, wild blueberry growers rent bees/hives to ensure the fertilization of the blueberry blossoms. The honey bees are enlisted to assist island bees at the work.
The berry blooms have a two week window and there’s lots of pollination to do in that short time.
With enough rain, there should be a good crop of the deep blue berries this year. Yummy!