Integrated fight: we challenge nature discover more >> Business Bumblebee hives Integrated fight Crops Products Technical advice Contact Location Use of hives The commercial hive Bumblebee Pollination in crops Enlarge Use of hives From the end of the eighties and the beginning of the nineties, the use of bumblebees in the cultivation of tomato under plastic began to spread. Despite the fact that during the first years there was little acceptance of the use of bumblebees, today farmers who use them in tomato greenhouses account for 99%. Pollination is essential for the correct formation of the fruits and therefore for obtaining a good harvest. Before starting with the use of hives, farmers used other methods, such as bees, hand pollination or plant growth regulators. However, all these methods had different drawbacks and were therefore not entirely satisfactory. The use of bumblebees has revealed the great advantages of this method over the others: Compared to bees, they are very effective pollinators, since being larger they can visit more flowers and carry a greater load of pollen. They are less influenced by the weather. Unlike bees, bumblebees are active even in low temperatures (5ºC). In addition, they are also active in rainy circumstances, windy days and even with fog. The bumblebee is less aggressive than the bee. The risk of being bitten is much lower. Bumblebees can completely replace manual pollination and the use of hormones, which means a considerable reduction in physical work. The use of bumblebees means obtaining a higher quality fruit and a higher production. Contents | LOPD | LSSI | Web design: Strategica Data