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  • From: "Jim Fruth" <jimfruth@charter.net>
  • To: "NAFEX" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [NAFEX] Honeybees don't pollinate caged
  • Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:20:14 -0500

Riva asked, "Is it possible to put a honeybee hive inside the enclosure during bloom?"


When honeybees are caged, they forget about pollinating and spend all of their time trying to get out. Honeybees are worthless in a greenhouse; that is why bumblebees are used to do greenhouse pollinating. I tried getting honeybees to do pollination in my greenhouse. I even left the door open and they were all flying against the ceiling.

Jim Fruth
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