How do farmers ensure pollination?

Food. Bees eat only pollen and nectar. In the process of gathering these resources, they move pollen from one flower to another, and thus pollinate your crops. Bees rely on an abundance and variety of flowers and need blooming plants throughout the growing season.

How can farmers improve pollination of their crops by wild bees?

If you want to do more to increase the number of native bees pollinating your crops, you can plant hedgerows or windbreaks with a variety of flowering plants and shrubs, reduce or eliminate your use of pesticides, or work with your neighbors to protect natural areas around your farm.

What can be done to ensure there are enough insects to pollinate flowering crops?

Three simple techniques can be used to boost pollination in your garden: attracting pollinators, harnessing wind and, if all else fails, hand-pollination.

• Plant Flowers for Bees.
• Assist in Pollination by Wind.
• Hand-Pollinate Vegetable Crops.

How do bees help farmers?

Bees play a big role in agriculture. They pollinate crops, increase yields, and give rise to a lucrative honey industry. Bees are so important, in fact, that millions are spent renting hives to pollinate farmers’ crops. Over one third of the food we eat relies on pollination by bees, either directly or indirectly.

Why do bees need to pollinate?

Why are bees good pollinators? Bees make excellent pollinators because most of their life is spent collecting pollen, a source of protein that they feed to their developing offspring. Many plants require this kind of pollen distribution, known as cross-pollination, in order to produce viable seeds.

What would you recommend to farmers to protect the bees?

Support Local Beekeepers and Organizations. Local beekeepers work hard to nurture their bees and the local community. The easiest way to show your appreciation is to buy locally-made honey and beeswax products. Many beekeepers use products from their hives to create soaps, lotions, and beeswax candles.

Do farmers need bees?

What can farmers do to save bees?

How can farmers provide food and shelter for bees? These are some of the measures that bee-friendly farmers are already taking to help bees and other pollinating insects. Planting pollen and nectar mixes to provide food during ‘hungry’ periods in early spring, and later summer and autumn.

How do honey bees help crops?

Honey bees contribute nearly $20 billion to the value of U.S. crop production. As honey bees gather pollen and nectar for their survival, they pollinate crops such as apples, cranberries, melons and broccoli. Some crops, including blueberries and cherries, are 90-percent dependent on honey bee pollination.