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List of crop plants pollinated by bees

BizzyBee — Sat, 14 May 2011 23:16:09 +0000

Pollination by insects is called entomophily. Entomophily is a form of pollination whereby pollen is distributed by insects, particularly bees, Lepidoptera (e.g. butterflies and moths), flies and beetles. Note that honey bees will pollinate many plant species that are not native to areas where more »

How do I hive my package bees?

Laura Weaver — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:46:12 +0000

Have your hive ready before the package bees arrive. Be sure the hive has been provided with honey or sugar syrup for feed. The entrance of the hive should be reduced to a width of about 2 inches by stuffing grass or newspaper into the entrance slot. Do not close the entrance completely because more »

How do I introduce a queen into an existing colony?

Laura Weaver — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:40:04 +0000

Make sure your hive does not have a queen. Remove the cork from the candy end of the queen cage. Wedge the queen cage between two of the center frames with the screen on the cage exposed downward toward the bottom of the hive so that the bees can access the queen through the screen. The bees must more »