Pollination is a very important, but often poorly understood part of the economic production of many crops. The aim of this manual is to provide growers, beekeepers, and pollination specialists with the information necessary to optimise the pollination of insect-pollinated commercial crops. The manual begins (Section 1) with a description of the process of pollination, including a summary of the species involved. Honey bee biology and behaviour is described in Section 2. Section 3 covers issues around obtaining and managing honey bees for pollination. In Section 4, management strategies to protect honey bees are outlined while Section 5 covers specific issues related to pollination of a range of crops. Section 6 looks at other pollinating insects such as native bees, bumble bees and flies.
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FAR Focus 7 - Crop Pollination
