Bumblebees

It is known that abundant flowering, in itself, is not a guarantee of a high yield. It can only be ensured by high-quality pollination of the cultivated crop. Pollination is the process of fertilization of plants, which consists in the ingress of pollen from the anthers onto the pistil, as a result of which the ovary and the fruit are formed. There are two types of pollination: cross-pollination and self-pollination. Cross-pollination transfers pollen from one plant to the pistils of another. Self-pollination is observed in plants with bisexual flowers, and it is this method that often helps plants in cases where cross-pollination is impossible for some reason. In industrial agricultural production, pollination is most often carried out artificially (hand pollination) or with the help of insect pollinators (bumblebees for pollination and bees).

For pollination most often used as biological agents are the following:

- pollinator bees;

- bees osmium pollinators (large single bees aimed at collecting pollen);

- Bumblebees. First of all Bombus terrestris.

Bumblebees show themselves best as plant pollinators. They are actively used in agriculture for pollination of orchards and berry fields; bumblebees are also widely used for pollination of greenhouses.

Advantages of using bumblebees:

- Due to the special vibration they create due to the movements of their wings, bumblebees shake out pollen from a flower better;

- Unlike bees that collect honey, bumblebees are aimed precisely at collecting pollen;

- Due to its size, the bumblebee carries more pollen and is not afraid of the wind;

- The activity of bumblebees is less dependent on the ambient temperature; they begin to work from + 10 °С;

- Bumblebees are less dependent on sunlight; they work in cloudy weather;

- In one flight, a bumblebee visits more flowers than a bee;

- Low selectivity of pollination objects, bumblebees visit all flowers;

- Attachment to the colony (bumblebees do not fly far from the hive), therefore they work locally;
 Not aggressive towards humans;

- It has been proven in practice that bumblebees show significantly greater pollination results in protected ground than bees.

Crops where bumblebees are used:

Bumblebees are used in protected and open ground to obtain high results of pollination of vegetables (tomatoes, cucumbers), berries (blueberries, strawberries, blackberries) and fruit crops (cherries, cherries, apple trees, apricots, etc.)

Where to buy bumbles for pollination?

To buy bumblebees for pollination of greenhouses, orchards and berry fields contact the managers of the company ECOCULTURE in any convenient way.