Specifications
Weight
4 kg
Technical Comments
Cardboard outer box.
Activity / Control
Pollination. Contains 1 queen and 60 workers at start and brood in all stages. Sugar water underneath hive ensures bees always have a plentiful supply of food. Bumble bees are natural pollinators that achieve highly efficient pollen transfer through ‘buzz-pollination’, dislodging pollen through vibrations.
Crop
Used in vegetables (tomato & aubergine) and in crops for seed production.
Application Method
Place hives in early morning or late evening and allow them to rest for 1-2 hours before opening. Protect hive against direct sunlight, condensation, water and drafts.
Bio Pest
Pollination
About
Bombus terrestris Audax, (Native British bumblebees) can offer a practical and economical answer to growers facing problems with pollination of protected crops.
Beeline bb individual hives are a 'total system' tailored to the crop area and type of crop, maximising the chances of optimal pollination and leading to more reliable production of higher quality.
The hives have a door lock system which may be closed at night when the bees have returned to the hive to keep them in - this may also allow for some crop protection measures to take place with the bees out of the crop.