Bumblebee Pollination Information For Canadian Fruit Crops
June 11, 2024
and that introducing additional hives to the crop can increase crop yield 2-4X that of a self-fertilized plant. We included a brief overview of the pollination [...] the stigma, and visit flowers for a longer duration – 8 seconds compared to 2-3 seconds by the honeybees. They will fly at lower temperatures (8C), in worse [...] depending on age of crop and cultivar, but typically the rate is 1 QUAD per 1-2.5 acres. Bumblebees will not drift to neighboring fields the way honeybees