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Honey Bees For Pollination
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 The Pollination list is provided
so that growers can find beekeepers that would like to supply their colonies
to pollinate crops. Beekeepers and growers should prepare a pollination contract
to understand what is expected from both parties. On the registration cards
is a sentence toward the bottom that reads, “Would you like to rent your bees
for pollination of crops?” If you
answer “No”, your name will not appear on the Pollination List. If you answer “Yes”, your name, address,
county, telephone number, and the number of colonies you have available will
appear on the Pollination List. Each year
in the fall, a list is made from registered beekeeper records that include
all of this information for the beekeepers willing to offer their pollination
services. The list is sent
to County Extension Agents; university extension faculty that works with
fruits and vegetables; and the list is passed out at the Tennessee Fruit and
Vegetable Growers Association meeting held annually. This reflects the Department of
Agriculture’s efforts to partner beekeepers and the fruit and vegetable
growers together for their mutual benefit.
If you would like to receive a copy of the Pollination List for 2007,
please contact this office. We will be
putting the Pollination List for 2008 together this winter.
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