Bumblebee Pollination Information For Canadian Fruit Crops
June 11, 2024
increase fruit weight, due to increased pollen deposit from bees. They also get an additional yield boost from cross pollination between different cultivars. [...] more of a concern for fruit crop growers due to a decrease in pollinators from pesticide use, monocropping, and colony collapse disorder. Colony collapse [...] blueberries and cranberries, while honeybees are imported species primarily from Europe. Due to this, bumblebees are much more adapted than honeybees to