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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => DOWN UNDER BEEKEEPING => Topic started by: Mardak on February 23, 2010, 02:42:18 am

Title: Pollination question
Post by: Mardak on February 23, 2010, 02:42:18 am

I have a mate up on the Vic?NSW border (near Mildura)who wants to pollinate his almonds. How many hives approximately per hectare would he need to use?

Title: Re: Pollination question
Post by: Jim134 on February 23, 2010, 07:09:32 am

2 to 2 1/2 hives per acre  (1 hectare is about 2 1/2 acres) hope this will help you.


   BEE HAPPY Jim 134  :)

Title: Re: Pollination question
Post by: philinacoma on February 23, 2010, 06:58:32 pm

Here's a couple of links to the basics to consider.

http://gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov/book/chap_2.html (http://gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov/book/chap_2.html)

http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/DPI/nreninf.nsf/childdocs/-89E7A8DAFEA417624A2568B30004C26A-C6A014FC88F23F19CA256BC700811628-26181E79F5B05B3F4A256DEA0027399A-258AA7889AF75995CA256C190007EF87?open (http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/DPI/nreninf.nsf/childdocs/-89E7A8DAFEA417624A2568B30004C26A-C6A014FC88F23F19CA256BC700811628-26181E79F5B05B3F4A256DEA0027399A-258AA7889AF75995CA256C190007EF87?open)