pollenating indoors

Started by tlynn, June 21, 2009, 07:28:48 PM

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tlynn

Does anyone have any insight into setting up hives to pollenate indoor gardens, like a large hydroponic house?

John Schwartz

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...
―John Schwartz, theBee.Farm

Eshu

The greenhouse tomato people use bumblebees.  Honeybees only want to escape green houses.

riverrat

the bees will head towards the nearest light source. then smack the glass
never take the top off a hive on a day that you wouldn't want the roof taken off your house