Pollinators of Highbush Blueberries in Illinois 2023

There has been a worldwide growing concern to save the bees, but most of that concern is directed towards saving honeybees. Honey bees are credited for pollinating our crops, but they are not the only bee that is pollinating. In May 2023, I did a daily species count to identify what species of bees are pollinating the blueberry bushes in my urban garden. Survey was taken on 8 blueberry bushes; 6 bluecrop and 2 northlands

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Posted on May 31, 2023 09:23 PM by wmct276