Strawberries coming along nicely. We are looking at how coloured films affect the behaviour and health of managed #pollinators in #fruit crops, in the hope of improving outcomes for both bees and crop in protected fruit systems.
We have been monitoring #bee activity on the crops. Over the next few weeks we will be harvesting and assessing #strawberry fruit to see how the films affect plant development.
Supported by #BBSRC, The East Malling Trust, and also partnering with Clock House Farm, Buzzup, and Biobest.
The field bumblebee had to climb into half the flower to get at the pollen.
Olympus OM-D E‑M5 Mark III, M.Zuiko Digital ED 12‑100mm F4.0 IS PRO
