Blueberries
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Bragg: Honeybee pollination increases blueberry yields to 8,000-9,000 lbs/acre
“I think if you had no honeybees imported and relied on, on local pollinators, you might get a thousand to 1500 pounds. If we use four to five hives, which is considered high, but we can grow 8000 or 9000 pounds.”
Bragg: Honeybee rental is the single largest cost in blueberry farming
“The biggest single cost are the rental of honeybees for pollination.”
Bragg: Oxford will have more blueberry acreage than New Brunswick has in potatoes
“We're going to have more acres and blueberries than New Brunswick has in potatoes.”
Adding Bananas to Smoothies Destroys Blueberry Polyphenol Absorption
“There was a very, very recent study in 2023 that came out, and this was a controlled trial where people were given a smoothie with blueberries, either with and without the banana. And then metabolites of polyphenols were measured in their urine and blood. And …”