humblebee make first-class pollinator ; a unmarried bumblebee is as in force as five honeybees when it descend to pollinate razz crops . Growers also benefit from the fact bumblebee get to work originally in the yr , when temperatures are lower . Unlike honeybees , that only tend to aviate in good weather condition , bumblebees go about their business pollinating crops in rainy and turbid atmospheric condition - making them idealistic pollinators for Norse crops .
As humblebee can not be imported into Norway , growers must trust on topically bring forth hives of the native bumblebee subspecies - Bombus terrestris terrestris .
Biobest has teamed up with horticultural electrical distributor Vekstmiljø AS to develop the Norwegian bumblebee producer – Pollinering AS .
Based in Jæren , on the south - west coast of Norway , Pollinering AS was established in 2006 to provide bumblebees to help Norwegian growers optimise yields of gamey - quality tomatoes , peppers and raspberries .
Each output room is go with a safety clit , which switches on a strong cherry-red igniter . While the way remains well-lighted for staff members , the bumblebees can not see red lightness . This blood-red igniter is also used in the packing room , so that the bumblebee remain serene and are easygoing and safe to pack .
High Quality Standards“Our Biobest hives are now produced to Biobest ’s high Quality Standards , offering ranking performance and a grade of consistency not previously seen in the Norwegian marketplace , ” explains Berge Sandanger , General Manager of Vekstmiljø . “ output is also now year - circular , so hives are always produced at the optimum meter of twelvemonth to meet the pollenation needs of each craw . ”
Pollinering AS founder , retired life scientist Karl Ivar Stangeland , has bred bumblebee for some 29 age . He rest an important extremity of the new Pollinering squad working with his long - standing colleagues - Dainis Apinis and Viorika Dohotar .
The team was lately strengthened with the assignment of Production Manager , Maren Homnes Oddane . With a master ’s degree in plant science from the Norwegian university of life sciences , she joined from NORGRO AS , where she worked as an advisor in nursery crops hit first - hand experience working with Biobest .
Maren Homnes Oddane
“ Standard Hives are design for tomato and horticultural harvest whereas Premium Hives are best suited to open field berry craw and for wintertime tomato crops ; produced under stilted lighting . Artificial light is a more demanding surroundings that needs firm hives to ensure there is sufficient pollination . Both Standard and Premium Hives last up to 6 - 8 weeks . In summation , for scant term pollination of crop of up to 4 - 6 calendar week , we now offer Medium Hives . “
planetary IPM playersWhen deploy humblebee to cross-pollinate crops , it is important agriculturist pay particularly close attention to any chemical they apply in the craw , as these can be incompatible . Around the world this has been a major drive force in the adoption of mix pestis management ( IPM ) techniques .
“ Biobest is also a global drawing card in the preparation of beneficial louse , mites and nematodes and offers an all-embracing portfolio of biopesticides as well as sticky traps and monitoring and scouting tools , ” explains Maren . “ Through major investment in R&D and strategic partnership and acquisitions , the Biobest Group is a lead force in the IPM arena . ”
Norwegian hives from Pollinering AS are now available from Biobest and Vekstmiljø AS , as well as via the horticultural allocator NORGRO AS .
