Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
The American Bee Journal
Volume
91
Issue
8
Publication Date
8-1-1951
First Page
331
Last Page
333
Abstract
TENNESSEE produces 65 per cent of all crimson clover seed in the United States. The area harvested for seed increased from 11,700 acres in 1938 to 41,000 acres in 1947. The amount of seed produced averaged 241 pounds per acre, or about four bushels. Since 1942, the general trend of the average annual seed yield has been downward. Four bushels of seed at the present time is considered a good yield by most farmers and a high yield by many. Howell, in U.S.D.A. Leaflet No. 168, states that "crimson clover is a prolific seed-producing plant; and seed yields of 5 to 10 bushels per acre are common, depending on the thickness of the stand, the amount of growth that is produced, and the care exercised in harvesting the seed. The florets are self-fertile; but bees are effective in tripping and transferring the pollen, with consequent increase in the number of seed per head. The placing of colonies of honey bees adjacent to blooming fields will effectively increase pollination."
Recommended Citation
Amos, John M., "The Effect of Honey Bees on the Pollination of Crimson Clover" (1951). A. Paper 181.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/bee_lab_a/181