>>4000 colonies in the next 4 years to pollinate the blueberries of
www.sanjosefarms.com.


Wow, very interesting.

What $$ do you contract your hives for pollination?

I have heard blueberry pollination is stressfull on the bee hives, due to 
the flowers lack in nutrients ect.  Some beekeepers claim increases of 
stress diseases, and colony crashes associated with blueberrie 
pollination.  And hard to get the bees to work the flowers due to the lack 
of nutrition, pretty much have to force the hives on to the flowers.  

Are all these comments on blueberry pollination correct?

Do you experience this?  How do you manage your hives to prevent run down?
What kind of a return do you see from blueberry pollination?
What other flows do you chase in the south?

Thanks

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