The A.D. Makepeace Company, based in Wareham, Massachusetts, is a recognized leader in environmentally responsible real estate development and stewardship. Cranberries are our heritage and our livelihood. Our 172-year history in the cranberry industry affects the way we do business, and it strengthens the communities we build.
LIFE on the BOG
The bees are coming…
Because of their unique, bell-shaped flowers, cranberry and blueberry plants thrive when pollinated by a special method called buzz pollination, or floral sonication.
Bumblebees are especially good at this technique. Buzz pollinators grab on to the specialized pollen-bearing parts on the cranberry flower called the poricidal anther and then vibrate their muscles at the right frequency while holding on for dear life. This process will literally buzz the pollen out of the flower, over the bee’s body, and onto the pollen-collecting structures on their hind legs called corbicula.
Check out this buzz pollination video from Koppert, a provider of bumblebees to the cranberry and blueberry industries. And while we always encourage caution while walking around the cranberry bogs, it’s especially important at this time of year.
Southeastern Massachusetts
June, 2026
PRESS RELEASES AND NEWS
UPCOMING EVENTS
ADM INSTAGRAM
Baker-Polito Administration Announces $1 Million MassWorks Award for Plymouth
/in General, Real Estate /by Linda BurkeLieutenant Governor Karyn Polito joined Plymouth Town Manager Melissa Arrighi, Plymouth Selectmen Chairman Ken Tavares, Senator Vinny deMacedo, Representative Mathew Muratore, President/CEO Michael Hogan of the A.D. Makepeace Company and other local and state officials to announce a $1 million MassWorks Infrastructure Program grant for the reconstruction of Wareham Road.
Sales Office Opens at 35 Rosebrook
/in General, Real Estate /by Linda BurkeThe A.D. Makepeace Company and Jack Conway Real Estate celebrated the opening of the new sales office for the apartments at 35 Rosebrook, a new luxury apartment community conveniently located at the I-195/I-495 interchange.
Makepeace, Campanelli to Develop Apartments at Redbrook
/in General, Real Estate /by Linda BurkeTwo multi-generational family businesses with deep ties to southeastern Massachusetts will team up to build a new rental neighborhood containing 184 apartments in the heart of Redbrook.