Video Spotlight: Why Bumblebees Are Better Pollinators Than Honeybees
July 17, 2025 Greenhouse Grower occasionally highlights a video that shines a spotlight on the controlled-environment industry, from crop protection advice to insider views on plant production at greenhouse operations across the country. Have you recently produced a video that you want us to highlight? If so, please send a link to Greenhouse Grower Multimedia Specialist Nick Matysik at [email protected].
In the following video, Pascal Staaks, an Outdoor Consultant at Koppert Netherlands, discusses the unique benefits of using bumblebees and why they outperform honeybees in open-field pollination. Some of those crop pollination benefits include:
- Greater pollen carrying capacity.
- Lower temperature flight activity.
- Superior pollen transfer and cross-pollination efficiency.
- And more!
This video and more can be found hosted on the Koppert YouTube channel.
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