|
Home
Bumblebees
Carpenter Bees
Honey Bees
Mining Bees
|
|
BUMBLEBEES |
| BUMBLEBEES
IN GENERAL |
Natural pollination
using bumblebees (Bombus impatiens) is
an effective way of increasing profits
and reducing labor costs. Bumblebees
can increase crop production through
more efficient pollination. Many crops
are well suited to natural pollination
with bumblebees, including cucumbers,
peppers, tomatoes, vegetables, seed
crops, strawberries, blueberries, cane
berries, melons, and squash. The
nectar produced by the flowering
plants in the greenhouse is not always
sufficient for the optimal development
of a bumble bee population. For this
reason sugar water is supplied.
Depending on the circumstances, the
hive may be supplied with additional
insulation.
|
| -information
provided by Buglogical |
| |
| WHERE
FOUND |
It nests underground in
colonies of several hundred
individuals. The nests are usually in
abandoned rodent burrows, in mulch, or
under logs or debris.
|
| -information
provided by University
of Florida |
|
|
