Maximizing Bumblebee Pollination in Canadian Fruit Crops
July 15, 2024
will fly earlier in the season, earlier and later each day, as well as in adverse weather conditions like rain and overcast skies. Bumblebees will also pollinate [...] larger body mass and insulating hair (pile). Commercially reared bumblebee species will forage at temperatures as low as 3-4C (37-39F) and will reliably pollinate [...] production areas, like British Colombia, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and PEI, the typical pollination temperatures average between 3-15C (37-55F).