I have a few apple trees that are young and only have a few pieces of fruit on them, six or less. I recall in earlier years birds have damaged a prize first apple and ruined it. Has anyone bagged this late in the growing season. I have never bagged, but have collected all the literature that I could find on bagging and it always talks about bagging early. All I want to do is protect the few pieces of fruit from birds and then the bees and beetles that move in. I have netted before and do not need the captured snakes that try to get the birds that get caught up under the net. I never seem to get the netting secure enough to prevent birds from getting in under the netting, plus I just do not like netting.

Any suggestions about bagging this late would be appreciated as I would like to get as much information as possible.