Pollination - The Beekeepers Club Inc.

Bee Hives for Crop Pollination

Most people would know that bees perform pollination of fruit and vegetables. Certain fruit types are more dependent on pollination than others. Almonds and Blueberries are highly dependent on bee pollination. If you want to grow high quality apples, bee pollination is a must. There are various books with all the details.

Many orchards require hundreds or even thousands of beehives for pollination. Almond Pollination in the Robinvale area required 60,000 bee hives in 2008. Such big job can only be performed when properly managed by a Pollination Coordinator. Those hives are supplied by commercial beekeepers and delivered in lots of hundreds to the farms on semi trailers. This has to happen in a very short time, the almond blossom finishes four weeks after it has started. A true logistical challenge.

And there are plenty of smaller orchards who require only one or two hives, but where to get them?