Keep and propagate mason bees as pollinators

{Tool} Keep and propagate mason bees as pollinators. [Les abeilles maçonnes, pollinisatrices efficaces.] Creator(s): Haseli, Andi and Stefani, Patrick. Issuing Organisation(s): FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture. (2019)

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Document available online at: https://www.fibl.org/de/shop/2518-mauerbienen.html

Summary

This fact sheet shows how mason bees can be cared for, overwintered and used to pollinate agricultural crops themselves.

Summary translation

Das Merkblatt zeigt auf, wie Mauerbienen zur Bestäubung landwirtschaftlicher Kulturen selber gepflegt, überwintert und eingesetzt werden können.

EPrint Type:	Practice tool
Teaser:	Mason bees: from A to Z.
What problem does the tool address?:	The pollination performance of the honey bee is often insufficient in early flowering fruit species and cool weather. In intensively managed orchards, however, natural pollinators are often too few in number because they lack food and habitat. In particular, they are denied access by weather protection systems.
What solution does the tool offer?:	Mason bees, on the other hand, pollinate at lower temperatures and can improve pollination rates.
Country:	Switzerland
Type of Practice Tool:	Leaflets & guidelines
Keywords:	apiculture, pollinators
Agrovoc keywords:	Language Value URI English apiculture http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_529 English pollinators http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6074
Subjects:	Animal husbandry > Breeding and genetics Environmental aspects > Biodiversity and ecosystem services
Research affiliation:	Switzerland > FiBL - Research Institute of Organic Agriculture Switzerland > Animal > Bees
Related Links:	https://organic-farmknowledge.org/tool/40184, https://www.fibl.org/, https://www.fibl.org/de/shop/2518-mauerbienen.html, https://www.facebook.com/organicfarmknowledge/posts/297028818876426, https://twitter.com/farm_knowledge/status/1415920177976315906
Project ID:	ofk
Deposited By:	Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, FiBL
ID Code:	40184
Deposited On:	13 Jul 2021 12:21
Last Modified:	16 Feb 2022 12:31
Document Language:	German/Deutsch, French/Francais
Status:	Published

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