wild bees in orchards

Wild (solitary) bees contribute importantly to the pollination of various fruit crops. Due to the crisis in the honeybee sector, pollination by Sosmia spp. gain interest with fruit growers. This papers describes practical guidance for the attraction of wild bees to increase biodiversity and improve pollination of fruit crops.

Documents

Wild bees in orchards () Paper in Belgian fruitgrower's magazine Fruitteeltnieuws (2016) : 11, 4-7

Details

Activity type

Publication in technical journal

Activity work package

Project management

Activity number

PCFRUIT-WP1-A9

Activity contact

Stijn Ramaeckers, [email protected], +32 11 69 70 80

Activity partner

PCFRUIT

Activity country

Belgium

Last edit

03-10-2017