
Trees for Bees NZ
Smart planting for healthy bees
Methods
We will design and install plantations of flowering trees and shrubs with well-balanced flowering calendars for different types of farms.
We will demonstrate to farmers, councils, and the public how to plant superior bee forage plants to ensure a steady supply of pollen by:
- Expanding the Master database of bee forage plants with new information on protein content of pollen and a collation of data on flowering time and plant uses
- Creating six new demonstration farms and developing Model Bee Plantation Designs to cover the bee colony life cycle throughout the year
- Producing guidelines and tools so that farmers and others can customise bee forage plantation designs to suit the purposes of their farm operations.