Transplanted Bees Help Blueberry Fields Flourish

July 11, 2024 USDA/Tellus

Pollinating bees are in decline, and those that remain may not be up to the task of pollinating all the crops needed to feed the nation. To help keep food on the table, researchers are looking to native wild bees to take up the slack, especially for blueberries and other fruit crops.

WSU Research Shows Beeflow Pollination Program Produces Over 50% Larger Blueberries

April 4, 2022 Beeflow

The study, led by Dr. Lisa Wasko DeVetter, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Small Fruits, was conducted across two farms in northern Washington in 2021, using the Duke variety of blueberries, and showed larger berries on the plants pollinated by Beeflow bees.