Greenhouse pollinaton

16 years ago

Has anyone experimented with insect pollinators in a hobby greenhouse?

What about establishing a colony of bumble bees? Any other ideas?

Mark

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web4deb
16 years ago
A lot of my plants are self pollinating....some of them I'll pollinate with an electric toothbrush. ;-) During the warmer season, I just leave the doors and vents open and let the bees do the jobs!

Here is a link that might be useful: my HFGH 10x12
wordwiz
16 years ago
Bumble bees sting. I either grow partheocarpic plants or use artificial means to pollinate the blooms - but I'm only growing tomatoes and a banana tree this year.

Mike
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ohiojay
16 years ago
The bumble bees you get for pollination do not sting. However, they are mainly for large greenhouses that have a lot of crops in bloom.

You might try ordering flies. They are fantastic pollinators...providing of course that your greenhouse is kept warm enough. Winter is a tough time for this.