Are We Backing the Wrong Bee?
Modern Farmer
SEPTEMBER 1, 2023
Where I live in North Carolina, growers with large cucumber and squash farms rent honey bees at a cost of $100 or more per hive and require 1-2 hives per acre during each season. Is there an alternative to the expense or time investment in honey bee pollination for a farmer growing pollinator-dependent crops? Elizabeth D.
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