THE FERTILIZATION METHOD OF THE WATERMELON WHICH USES A BUMBLE BEE

摘要

A method of fertilizing a watermelon using Bombus terrestris is provided to improve quality containing fruit set or sweetness and the fertilization rate. In a watermelon fertilizing method using a honey and a cultivation facility containing a plastic greenhouse, the honey is Bombus terrestris and a honey bee colony(20) comprising 150 to 200 worker bees per 600 to 900m^2 is grazed. The fertilization is performed before or after 10 am.