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Title: pollenating indoors
Post by: tlynn on June 21, 2009, 07:28:48 PM
Does anyone have any insight into setting up hives to pollenate indoor gardens, like a large hydroponic house?
Title: Re: pollenating indoors
Post by: John Schwartz on June 21, 2009, 07:36:53 PM
Quote from: tlynn on June 21, 2009, 07:28:48 PM
Does anyone have any insight into setting up hives to pollenate indoor gardens, like a large hydroponic house?

Unless the place was immense/huge, I'd think you'd have a tough time providing enough diversified forage, etc for the bees. Also, I wonder about humidity issues, etc. A quick google search showed up some interesting experiments with bumblebees in green houses...
Title: Re: pollenating indoors
Post by: Eshu on June 22, 2009, 04:03:24 PM
The greenhouse tomato people use bumblebees.  Honeybees only want to escape green houses.
Title: Re: pollenating indoors
Post by: riverrat on June 23, 2009, 12:18:00 AM
the bees will head towards the nearest light source. then smack the glass