In order to fruit, plants need to reproduce, and in order to reproduce, most need to be pollinated, and for this to happen they need insects. Out in the fields one of the main pollinating insects are bees, but obviously in the closed environment of a greenhouse or polytunnel, where we grow things like cucumbers and peppers, we need to bring them in and give them somewhere to live… and here it is!
WE NEED BEES
July 6, 2007 · 1 Comment
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Bobbi White // July 15, 2007 at 12:46 pm
Interesting!
Heard a radio prog the other day about the collapse of bee populations in USA being a real threat to their agriculture! We know beed are pollinators but are not really aware how essential they are till someone points it out!
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