Taken from April '94 APIS: FILENAME: APRAPIS.94 Florida Extension Beekeeping Newsletter Apis--Apicultural Information and Issues (ISSN 0889-3764) Volume 12, Number 4, April 1994 ... Bumblebees are big business overseas because of their pollinating potential in greenhouse tomatoes, according to the article ("The Busiest of Bees: Pollen Bees Outwork Honey Bees as Crop Pollinators," in the February, 1994 issue of Agricultural Research), and may soon be in the U.S. This is corroborated by a full-page advertisement in the January, 1994 issue of Fruit Grower. An inquiry for dealers in "maintenance free bumblebees," suggests there's money to be made by selling hives equipped with a special feeding cartridge, transparent lid, and closeable entrance. For information, contact Biobest Biological Systems, Llse Velden 18, B- 2260 Westerlo, Belgium, ph +32/14/23 17 01, FAX +32/14/23 18 31. ....