The biggest single input cost for blueberry production is the rental of honeybees for pollination; without imported honeybees, yields would be approximately 1,000-1,500 pounds per acre, but with four to five hives (considered high usage), yields reach 8,000-9,000 pounds per acre.
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“The biggest single cost are the rental of honeybees for pollination... If you had no honeybees imported and relied on on local pollinators, you might get 1,000 to 1,500 lb. If we use four to five hives, which is considered high, but we can grow 8,000 or 9,000 lb.”
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84-Year-Old Billionaire: How I Turned a Small Blueberry Business into a Global Empire | John Bragg— The Knowledge Project PodcastCreated: 8/10/2026, 11:30:22 PM
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