ALMOND POLLINATION / MEASUREMENT

Does More Hives Always Mean Better Almond Pollination?

More colonies can increase pollinator availability, but hive count is still only an input. Effective almond pollination depends on colony activity, bloom overlap, weather, flower visitation, and successful pollen transfer.

Separate deployment from activity

A colony on-site is not necessarily active in the orchard at the moment flowers need visits.

Measure visitation

Field-level visitation reveals where bees are actually working.

Account for bloom and weather

Poor overlap or bad weather can limit the value of additional colonies.

Validate with nut set

Agricultural outcome is the final check.

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