Tomatoes Are Growing in Vermont Greenhouses

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Here a bumblebee pollinates a greenhouse tomato flower. Note the small fruit already formed on the previous cluster to the right. Bumblebees are excellent pollinators of tomatoes, whereas honey bees are not. Many Vermont growers purchase a hive of bumble bees to pollinate their crop; a hive lasts about two or three months.