Table 1. Colony management strategy schedule.
| Location (apiary) per pollination period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Management strategies (MS) | No pollination services (May 2016 to June 6, 2016) |
Blueberry pollination (June 7, 2016 to June 23, 2016) |
Cranberry pollination (June 24, 2016 to July 19, 2016) |
No pollination services (July 20, 2016 to May 2017) |
|
A) Control MS (n = 5 colonies) (farmland honey-producing) |
FARMLAND | |||
|
B) Blueberry MS (n = 5 colonies) (pollination services in blueberry field) |
FARMLAND | BLUEBERRY | FARMLAND | |
|
C) Cranberry MS (n = 5 colonies) (pollination services in cranberry field) |
FARMLAND | CRANBERRY | FARMLAND | |
|
D) Double MS (n = 5 colonies) (pollination services in blueberry field followed by cranberry field) |
FARMLAND | BUEBERRY | CRANBERRY | FARMLAND |
Colony management strategy (MS) schedule (n = five colonies per MS). Pollination MS colonies that provided pollination services (blueberry MS, cranberry MS and double MS) were moved from one apiary to another following this schedule. When colonies were not providing pollination services, they were located at the farmland apiary.