I recently found the following URLs which may be of interest: Example Bumble bee nest box design: http://www.anet-chi.com/%7Emanytimes/page40.htm A list of links relating to Alternative pollinators: http://users.aol.com/pollinator/polpage4.htm Using bumble bees in Israel: http://www.seliyahu.org.il/bees.htm http://www.link.co.il/agritech/spring9 6/bees.htm Other links: http://www.cae.wisc.edu/~oliphant/bees/bombus/ Graham ---------- Besides using honeybees for pollination, who have too short a tongue for some flowers like red clover, I have read that bumblebees (are used) for this purpose. How do you keep bumblebees in an small farm agricultural setting ? Also how would you encourage solitary bees ? Do either of these bees produce any honey, pollen, or any other bee products ?