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Field notes from a working passion fruit farm in Hawaii. Written by Brian.

March 18, 202612 min read

Carpenter Bees and Lilikoi — How to Get Pollination for Free

Hand-pollinating yellow passion fruit runs $900–$1,500 an acre every year. Carpenter bees do the same job for free — if you know how to get them to show up and stay. Here's the biology and the playbook.

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March 4, 202613 min read

Purple vs Yellow vs Hybrids — Which Passion Fruit Variety Actually Pays?

Yellow yields about 4× what purple does — but most yellow plantings still fail. A grower's breakdown of the commercial species, the economics, and how to pick the one that fits your land and your market.

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Carpenter Bees and Lilikoi — How to Get Pollination for Free

Purple vs Yellow vs Hybrids — Which Passion Fruit Variety Actually Pays?

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