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POLLINATION
Blue orchard bee cocoons in a hivetop incubator.
The hivetop incubators, which regulate
heat for the honeybee hive, also allows for the
controlled emergence of the bees to sync up
with the almond bloom. And the process is
fairly simple, as the blue orchard bee cocoons
sit on top of the hive.
" The hivetop incubator is really beneficial for
this, " McCabe said. " In our work, we've shown
that the hivetop incubator is not detrimental to
honeybee hives, it doesn't remove the heat from the
hives, and they grow. The colonies perform equally
with or without hivetop incubators on them. But we did
find that it emerges the bees up to six times faster. And
this can really matter, especially in a crop like almonds,
where you have these flash blooms. "
to different plants. It has also been observed that the
introduction of the blue orchard bees has changed the
behavior of the honeybees, but more research is needed
and may be investigated further by USDA.
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This research is detailed in their new publication,
" Examination of Hivetop Incubator Efficacy for Emerging
Osmia lignaria (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) and the
Impact on Apis mellifera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Colonies "
in the Journal of Economic Entomology.
This type of bee has definitely grabbed the attention of
growers. The suppliers of blue orchard bees have maxed

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