Pollination Management Resources


*(Why Manage Pollination?* *- Do you recognize symptoms of pollination problems?)*	Beekeepers who do contract pollination: a growing worldwide list Growers Needing Bees
Crop by Crop Pollination Information and Links	NEW in March, 2000 New Study: Value of Honeybees in Pollination: 14 Billion (USA) Value of honeybees in the UK
Economics of Pollination Is Renting Honeybee Colonies Worth The Money? *For Wisconsin cranberries, a resounding YES!*	More Resources for Gardeners Pollination for the Home Gardener by Howard Veatch *Other Garden Help*
Alternative Pollinators Honeybees have been used for managed pollination for many years. Now other bee species are being managed as well. And we also need to preserve and enhance a variety of wild pollinators to accomplish all the pollination needed for our food supply, and the food for birds and wildlfe.	*Garden for the Wild Bees*
Beekeeper Resources Links Galore! There's a LOT of new beekeepers who got bees for Garden Pollination. Here's how to get started yourself.	McGregor's "Pollination Bible" site at Bee Culture Mirror site at GEARS (thanks to Bee Culture Magazineand the Tucson Bee Lab). It's outdated (1976) and needs to be updated, but it's still chock full of information.
*What's Buzzin' in my Garden?* ID the bees, wasps and others creatures that confuse gardeners. Bees, wasps, hornets, yellow jackets, and bee mimics Hand Pollination - if the Bees are Missing	The University of Guelph is strong in pollination research. Peter Kevan's page has a good bibliography, and links
Pollination Botany: How plants achieve pollination Pollen tube growth	Where Have All the Bees Gone? Penn State experts' thoughts on the subject. Vanishing Pollinators: National Zoo
Pollination in Cyberspace: APIS, an excellent bee/pollination newsletter from Tom Sanford, Florida Extension Apiculturist, was one of the first to be published on the internet. You can also find his excellent articles on various Florida crops that need pollination management.	GRAPP A new kind of pollination service France Pollinisation Du Kiwi by GRAPP
A Comprehensive Pollination Manual for Crops in Western Australia Economic Value of Honeybees in Australia	Two Good US Extension Pollination Guides: South North
Pollinators/Pollenizers? Basic Definitions and Some Nurseries that Know the Difference!	Pollination in Mexico With "Killer Bees"
"Self Pollinating?" A Common Nursery Fraud Maybe we'll list nurseries here too!	Regional Pollination Notes
One of the most important environmental issues of today Forgotten Pollinators A campaign to save our pollinators	G.E.A.R.S The Carl Hayden Bee Lab An Award-Winning Web Page
Evaluating Colonies For Pollination -Oregon *Quick Check (photos)* Rating at Cherryfield Foods, Maine Massachussets Pollination Standards	Open Ends: (Any Grad Students Looking for a Project?) "Saturation Pollination" Fire Ants and Bees Culturing Squash Bees
More Coming... "Afrobees" (Fondly known by Hollywood as "Killer Bees") Impact on Pollination?	Miscellaneous
Books, Articles for Everyone	Agricultural Education We Need Young Beekeepers!
Richard A. Grazzini's Manual on Seed Saving Genetics, Controlled Pollination, Hand Pollination, etc.	Polinization Dirigida Managed Pollination in Argentina (in Spanish)
A Student's Perspective (Senior Thesis)	Cinderella Pumpkin Photo Series Male/Female Blossom/Pollinator/Growth
Pollinators on the Endangered Species List	Landscaping for Pollinators
POLLINATION -- CENTURY 21 STYLE A Spring Report on Modern Pollination	Daily Pollen Counts for Allergy Sufferers (USA) Daily Pollen Counts in Lincoln Nebraska The Pollen Home Page - NC Set up an airborne pollen trap for study
More Pollination Biology: Flower/Pollinator interactions (great photography!) Another Paper	Bee Conservation in the Southeast Dr. Keith Delaplane
Pollinator Quiz Match the flower with its likely pollinator!	The Cycad And Its Pollinator
Giant Watermelons with Hand Pollination	Feral Honeybees Are they recovering?
The role of static electricity in pollination is little known.	Wildflower Pollination Internet Resources
Pollinator Paradise Karen Strickler's Page: solitary bees, wildflowers	The Role of Odor in Pollination by Phyllis M. Pineda
A California Pollinator: Bradshaw Apiaries With Gorgeous Pictures How it's done today	Introducing Non-Native Bees? -A hot topic! Proposal to Import Bumblebees to Australia
Palynology The Study of Pollens Fossils, Forensics.... Want to Get a Pollen Identified? Or Try It Yourself? -Aus US Lots More Palynology Links Entomopalynology - study of pollen on or in insects	Here's the Basics... A unique (and highly recommended) work: Joe Traynor, a pollination consultant of Bakersfield, CA, has produced an extremely practical pollination manual: The Almond Pollination Handbook. The practices enumerated here are adaptable to many other crops as well. The book is surprisingly reasonable in cost: $7.00 postpaid, from Kovak Books, PO Box 1422, Bakersfield, CA 93302
Not of this world? Oh, yes, it's a grain of zuchinni pollen! (magnified, of course) More Pollen Images (USDA) How long will tomato pollen live?	Flowers that Stink! Not all flowers smell sweet

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