Blue Sky Bee Supply Blog
A Key Observation Was That Orchards Fare Best When They Have a Diverse Community of Bees Flying in From Natural Habitats.
Honey bees aren’t the only pollinators of apple flowers: bumble bees, sweat bees, mason bees and many other species do, too—and the more the better, according to findings of a study recently published in the journal Science.A Cornell University-led team that included Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists found that apple orchards with diverse bee species yield more, high-quality fruit than orchards with fewer, closely related bee species. However, that production benefit hinged on what
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8th Apr 2019