A method and system for pollinating a target crop by bees is provided. The method comprises the steps of removing a number of worker bees from a reproductive bee colony and housing the worker bees in a portable pollination hive with no queen bee. The system includes a production hive housing a reproductive bee colony with a queen bee for producing worker bees and a pollination hive without a queen bee and housing a selected number of worker bees for pollinating the target crop. The pollination hive includes a portable hive and a worker bee colony without a queen bee housed within the hive.