They say that necessity is the mother of invention. In the pursuit of developing new technology that would enable bees to carry potentially beneficial fungal powders into their hives, we created an entirely new product that addresses several problemsin modern beekeeping.The original goal of the joint research project between Best for Bees and Dr. Peter Kevan’s team at the University of Guelph was to demonstrate that bees could carry powders into a beehive. Apivectoring, also known as bee vectoring, was pioneered by Dr.Kevan and associates 20 years ago. Pest and disease-fighting fungal powders coat honey bees or bumblebees as they exit the hive. The bees then deliver the fungus to the targeted crops’ flowers during regular pollination visits. Bee vectoring is now being implemented successfully to combat pests and diseases of several types of crops.
展开▼
