The trouble with boxed bumblebees are two-fold, according to advertising
I got recently. They cost $250 per box and they don't regenerate
themselves.
Marla Spivak, University of Minnesota entomologist spoke about
bumblebees at one of our beekeeping meetings. She mentioned that she and
her colleagues would see if they could duplicate boxed bumblebee rearing to
bring the price down. That was several years ago with no progress report.
Jim Fruth
Brambleberry Farm
Pequot Lakes, MN 56472
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