Bumblebees are used world-wide for the pollination of hydroponic tomatoes as well many other indoor and outdoor fruit crops resulting in enormous savings in labor costs, improvements of fruit quality and sometimes even increased production.

In recent years the use of bumblebees has expanded to a range of other crops. Bees are an excellent pollinator of many fruit crops, both indoors and outdoors. Also in the domain of seed selection and seed production, bumblebees have proven to be useful.

The benefits of natural pollination for the user are manyfold:

• saving labor costs
• improved fruit quality
• increased productivity
• pollination that is independent of weather conditions or native pollinators
• reduced pollen quantity in glasshouse gives better working environment

What species of bee do we sell?
Bombus impatiens were chosen for the eastern parts of North America.

Class A hive covers 5,000 to 10,000 square feet and lasts 6 to 8 weeks.

Only Available East of the Rocky Mountains.