As the air temperature outside reaches 50 degrees bumble bee queens should be emerging with their new brood of workers. Greenhouse growers are already using bumble bee workers to pollinate flowers on crops like tomatoes. A box of bumble bee workers arrived yesterday at the Buzby Farm in Salem County.
Here are some links to some useful resources on bumblees
- https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/20800500/BumbleBeeRearingGuide.pdf
- http://ir4.rutgers.edu/Ornamental/PollinatorWorkshop_FIlesForWeb/PollinatorWorkshop_05_Stoner.pdf
- https://winfreelab.files.wordpress.com/2014/08/newjerseynativebees_foldout.pdf