{"id":7566,"date":"2024-10-15T20:27:24","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T20:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/?p=7566"},"modified":"2024-10-16T20:50:34","modified_gmt":"2024-10-16T20:50:34","slug":"innovative-pollination-contracts-enhance-beekeeping-sustainability-in-california-almond-orchards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tun.com\/home\/innovative-pollination-contracts-enhance-beekeeping-sustainability-in-california-almond-orchards\/","title":{"rendered":"Innovative Pollination Contracts Enhance Beekeeping Sustainability in California Almond Orchards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-e7eb3fc3 uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">A new study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign introduces innovative pollination contracts that cater to both beekeepers&#8217; risk management needs and California almond growers\u2019 requirements. Read more about how these agreements aim to improve the lives of honey bees and the operations of commercial beekeepers.<\/div><footer><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left\"><\/div><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b0ffac9c wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div style=\"font-size:16px\" class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\">The University Network<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share uagb-social-share__outer-wrap uagb-social-share__layout-horizontal uagb-block-ee584a31\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-ec619ce7\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"facebook\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M504 256C504 119 393 8 256 8S8 119 8 256c0 123.8 90.69 226.4 209.3 245V327.7h-63V256h63v-54.64c0-62.15 37-96.48 93.67-96.48 27.14 0 55.52 4.84 55.52 4.84v61h-31.28c-30.8 0-40.41 19.12-40.41 38.73V256h68.78l-11 71.69h-57.78V501C413.3 482.4 504 379.8 504 256z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-32d99934\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"twitter\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\"><path d=\"M389.2 48h70.6L305.6 224.2 487 464H345L233.7 318.6 106.5 464H35.8L200.7 275.5 26.8 48H172.4L272.9 180.9 389.2 48zM364.4 421.8h39.1L151.1 88h-42L364.4 421.8z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-social-share-child uagb-ss-repeater uagb-ss__wrapper uagb-block-1d136f14\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__link\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?url=\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"linkedin\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-wrap\"><span class=\"uagb-ss__source-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\"><path d=\"M416 32H31.9C14.3 32 0 46.5 0 64.3v383.4C0 465.5 14.3 480 31.9 480H416c17.6 0 32-14.5 32-32.3V64.3c0-17.8-14.4-32.3-32-32.3zM135.4 416H69V202.2h66.5V416zm-33.2-243c-21.3 0-38.5-17.3-38.5-38.5S80.9 96 102.2 96c21.2 0 38.5 17.3 38.5 38.5 0 21.3-17.2 38.5-38.5 38.5zm282.1 243h-66.4V312c0-24.8-.5-56.7-34.5-56.7-34.6 0-39.9 27-39.9 54.9V416h-66.4V202.2h63.7v29.2h.9c8.9-16.8 30.6-34.5 62.9-34.5 67.2 0 79.7 44.3 79.7 101.9V416z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As global native bee populations continue to decline, U.S. crop production increasingly relies on commercial pollination services. 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These bees then transition to other regions like North Dakota for honey production in the summer and spend winters in warmer states such as Texas and Florida.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;You can think of commercial beekeepers as livestock producers who engage in rotational grazing, moving colonies to the places where there are flowers blooming so the bees can find food. I\u2019m interested in how beekeepers deal with risk in their operation and how that affects pollination contracts,\u201d Goodrich added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With native bee populations under threat from pesticide use, diseases, pests, monoculture crops and loss of native forage land, managed insect pollination has become crucial. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To address this, the researchers conducted an online survey with commercial beekeepers who had experience in almond pollination. 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We included a contract clause specifying that growers would not tank mix fungicides, and they would only apply at night, when honey bees aren\u2019t foraging, so the risk of exposure is low,\u201d Goodrich added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beekeepers also placed significant value on flowering cover crops, which offer nutritional benefits that help bees withstand pesticide exposure. The brassica mix drew particular interest, valued at about $6 per colony, while the soil builder mix with legumes, brassica and grasses followed closely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese results are encouraging because cover crops can also provide soil health benefits for almond growers\u201d added Goodrich. &#8220;However, there are often water shortages in California due to droughts, and growers typically have micro sprinkling systems that only reach the almond trees. 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