11-03-2018, 08:23 AM
Although the carpenter bee is the most prolific lilikoi pollinator, based on pollination studies done in the `50s, on the windward side of Hawaii Island, the honey bee is the predominant pollinator of lilikoi... Many of the beekeepers on the east side have had issues with bee populations since the eruption, & the eruption displaced or destroyed many hives...
Although there is not a lot of studies on honeybees & high levels of consistent VOG, based on quick "who has had honey production this fall & who is way down" it does seem that those locations that had a lot of days of VOG are now having honey bee production & population issues...
Although there is not a lot of studies on honeybees & high levels of consistent VOG, based on quick "who has had honey production this fall & who is way down" it does seem that those locations that had a lot of days of VOG are now having honey bee production & population issues...