Identification of native pollinators for increasing berry production in northern climate

北极光酒庄（NLEW）位于乔治王子，是不列颠哥伦比亚省最北部的酒庄。NLEW使用主要在现场和当地生产的浆果和水果生产各种水果酒和混合酒，包括蓝莓、草莓、haskap、醋栗、苹果、樱桃、覆盆子、黑加仑和大黄。NLEW已经联系了新喀里多尼亚学院（CNC）进行了一项新的研究合作，以确定存在于两个果园地点的本地传粉媒介，它们的丰度和丰富度。本研究预计将取得以下几个研究成果：(1)确定与苹果、哈斯卡普、黑莓、saskatoon和覆盆子等早花作物物种相关的本地传粉媒介；(2)用延时相机拍摄传粉媒介活动的图像；(3)特定花的着陆时间与天气属性的关系；(4)改善本地传粉媒介栖息地的建议。参与该项目的CNC学生将获得以下领域的体验式学习经验：(i)工业食品生产的本地传粉媒介，（ii）昆虫和植物识别，以及（iii）高分辨率图像记录和数据分析。

Northern Lights Estate Winery (NLEW) is located in Prince George and it is British Columbia's most northern winery. NLEW produces a variety of fruit wines and blends using berries and fruits primarily produced on site and locally, including blueberry, strawberry, haskap, gooseberry, apple, cherry, raspberry, black currant, and rhubarb. NLEW has contacted the College of New Caledonia (CNC) for a new research collaboration to identify native pollinators existing in the two orchard site locations, their abundance and richness. Several research outcomes are expected from this study: (i) identify native pollinators associated with several early flowering crop species such as apple, haskap, black currant, saskatoon, and raspberry, (ii) imagery of pollinators' activity taken by time-lapse cameras, (iii) relationship between landing times on specific flowers and weather attributes, and (iv) recommendations on improving native pollinators' habitats.CNC students participating in the project will gain experiential learning experience in areas of (i) native pollinators for industrial food production, (ii) insect and plant ID, and (iii) high resolution imagery recording and data analysis.