I found THIS QUOTE from an ARTICLE ABOUT TOMATOES: Did you ever watch a bumblebee work a tomato
blossom? When it does, it pulls the flower down into a
vertical position, puts its fat belly against the stigma, and
buzzes. The pollen that is released, now will fall by gravity
(since the flower is now tilting down) directly to the bee's
fuzzy (and statically charged) belly, which is rubbing against
the sticky stigma as it vibrates. Tomatoes are self fertile,
but the pollen can come from any other tomato that the bee
has visited, a bane for seed growers who want to keep
varieties pure, but lovely for the gardener who wants
fruit.The size of the fruit is dependent on the number of
ovules fertilized, up to the 100% mark. In other words, the
more seeds, the meatier the 'mater. So we want to get
pollination as full as possible. This is the reason the bee is
best, it delivers the most grains of pollen, exactly where it is needed, on the sticky surface of the stigma. When shaking is done by hand, think about
mimicking the natural resonances of sonicating bees.
Shaking should not be violent, just as close to the right
frequency as possible. Electric vibrators were long used in greenhouses
for tomatoes, but have been replaced, as bumblebees are
found to be far more efficient. So THIS MEANS THAT IF I CAN'T FIND ANY BEES
TO POLLINATE MY TOMATOES, I HAVE TO GO DOWN TO
THAT ADULT VIDEO STORE, downtown, and BUY AN
ELECTRIC VIBRATOR, BECAUSE----------the article says-----------
"The best pollinator for tomatoes is the original, a bee
which "sonicated" at the resonant frequency of the flower.
Sonication, also called buzz pollination is when the bee
vibrates its wing muscles but doesn't fly; it just hangs on. The reason is that tomato pollen is not in the
exterior of the anthers like most flowers, rather it is
produced internally and then released thru pores in the
anther. Motion is required to release the pollen, and the
greatest quantity is released by sonication of the correct
frequency. However other bees with different frequency, or
even shaking by wind will release some pollen. It's gonna be TOUGH explaining TO JOANNE
WHY I NEED A CITILIFT VAN TO GO TO THE ADULT STORE!
...And I can IMAGINE THE LOOKS I'D GET FROM THE
DRIVER----------AND the ADULT STORE PEOPLE----------THAT I
NEED THE VIBRATOR FOR MY TOMATOES.... Well, if I HAD KNOWN that TOMATOES were such
FREAKS AND PERVS, I would NEVER HAVE PLANTED THOSE
THINGS!!! You have to CAGE THEM, and if you DON'T HAVE A
CAGE, you NEED TO TIE THEM UP...You need BEES for them,
now that article says I NEED VIBRATORS IF I CAN'T GET THE
BEES for them! What's NEXT, I wonder? BONDAGE COLLARS?
WHIPS? CHAINS? SPIKED NECKLACES? Can you IMAGINE the KIND OF LOOKS I WOULD
GET when I'D HAVE TO GET THESE VIBRATOR THINGS and
then TELL THE CLERK IT'S FOR MY TOMATOES??? And the
CITILIFT DRIVERS....I can IMAGINE WHAT THEY WOULD TELL
EACH OTHER------and JOANNE AND STEPHANIE----about how
KINKY I HAVE BECOME... Tomatoes are NOTHING but TROUBLE!
blossom? When it does, it pulls the flower down into a
vertical position, puts its fat belly against the stigma, and
buzzes. The pollen that is released, now will fall by gravity
(since the flower is now tilting down) directly to the bee's
fuzzy (and statically charged) belly, which is rubbing against
the sticky stigma as it vibrates. Tomatoes are self fertile,
but the pollen can come from any other tomato that the bee
has visited, a bane for seed growers who want to keep
varieties pure, but lovely for the gardener who wants
fruit.The size of the fruit is dependent on the number of
ovules fertilized, up to the 100% mark. In other words, the
more seeds, the meatier the 'mater. So we want to get
pollination as full as possible. This is the reason the bee is
best, it delivers the most grains of pollen, exactly where it is needed, on the sticky surface of the stigma. When shaking is done by hand, think about
mimicking the natural resonances of sonicating bees.
Shaking should not be violent, just as close to the right
frequency as possible. Electric vibrators were long used in greenhouses
for tomatoes, but have been replaced, as bumblebees are
found to be far more efficient. So THIS MEANS THAT IF I CAN'T FIND ANY BEES
TO POLLINATE MY TOMATOES, I HAVE TO GO DOWN TO
THAT ADULT VIDEO STORE, downtown, and BUY AN
ELECTRIC VIBRATOR, BECAUSE----------the article says-----------
"The best pollinator for tomatoes is the original, a bee
which "sonicated" at the resonant frequency of the flower.
Sonication, also called buzz pollination is when the bee
vibrates its wing muscles but doesn't fly; it just hangs on. The reason is that tomato pollen is not in the
exterior of the anthers like most flowers, rather it is
produced internally and then released thru pores in the
anther. Motion is required to release the pollen, and the
greatest quantity is released by sonication of the correct
frequency. However other bees with different frequency, or
even shaking by wind will release some pollen. It's gonna be TOUGH explaining TO JOANNE
WHY I NEED A CITILIFT VAN TO GO TO THE ADULT STORE!
...And I can IMAGINE THE LOOKS I'D GET FROM THE
DRIVER----------AND the ADULT STORE PEOPLE----------THAT I
NEED THE VIBRATOR FOR MY TOMATOES.... Well, if I HAD KNOWN that TOMATOES were such
FREAKS AND PERVS, I would NEVER HAVE PLANTED THOSE
THINGS!!! You have to CAGE THEM, and if you DON'T HAVE A
CAGE, you NEED TO TIE THEM UP...You need BEES for them,
now that article says I NEED VIBRATORS IF I CAN'T GET THE
BEES for them! What's NEXT, I wonder? BONDAGE COLLARS?
WHIPS? CHAINS? SPIKED NECKLACES? Can you IMAGINE the KIND OF LOOKS I WOULD
GET when I'D HAVE TO GET THESE VIBRATOR THINGS and
then TELL THE CLERK IT'S FOR MY TOMATOES??? And the
CITILIFT DRIVERS....I can IMAGINE WHAT THEY WOULD TELL
EACH OTHER------and JOANNE AND STEPHANIE----about how
KINKY I HAVE BECOME... Tomatoes are NOTHING but TROUBLE!
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