Maximizing Bumblebee Pollination in Canadian Fruit Crops
July 15, 2024
hives. 3. Colony Spacing: Though bumblebees will forage and pollinate at temperatures as low as 3-4C (37-39F), they tend to stay within 100m of the colony [...] (50F)), the bumblebee’s forage range will increase to the 300–400-meter range. Honeybees, by comparison, typically forage up to a km away from the hive, [...] while honeybees can all be placed in one corner of the field, bumblebees must be dispersed throughout the field. Quads need to be spread out as much as possible