Re: The First Zucchini; first tomato

I have just harvested the first of my soft-neck garlic...large and nice
flavor.  Also, have my first tomato of the season.  

Speaking of National Geographic, you might want to see "A Passion for
Order", June 2007 issue on Linnaeus.


> [Original Message]
> From: Zemuly Sanders <zemuly@comcast.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 6/7/2007 9:10:14 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] The First Zucchini
>
> That was very interesting, Daryl.  Thanks to your observations in your
posts 
> I've been particularly aware of bees and other small pollinators in my
yard. 
> So far there seem to be right many of them.  I learned from the May issue
of 
> National Geographic that the European honeybees were brought here by the 
> English colonists so they could have mead.  The bees' ability to be 
> nondiscriminating in their pollination has enabled us to have many fruits 
> and vegetables that would otherwise be unavailable.
> zem
> zone 7
> West TN
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Daryl" <pulis@mindspring.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 5:12 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] The First Zucchini
>
>
> >I used to have so many honeybees that I couldn't walk across the lawn 
> >barefoot when the clover was blooming, and the dogs were often stung.
The 
> >hum in my apple trees, or in the holly outside my window was audible
from 
> >several feet away. I'd listen to it as I worked with the windows open.
> >
> > The tracheal and varroa mites took their toll on honeybees here over
the 
> > years, but the other pollinators increased. This year, we had plenty of 
> > Carpenter Bees, but not many Bumbles or Masons, and I have seen only 2 
> > honeybees -one honeybee in April and one last week. Whatever the cause
of 
> > CCD (besides big ag trying to push hives to the limit), there's
something 
> > else going on with the other pollinators here, too.  I'm hoping it's a 
> > fluke of the weather, but - no apples, no holly berries here, and that
was 
> > before the big freeze.
> >
> > By the way, this website has some good no-nonsense stuff about the
bees, 
> > for those who are interested. 
> > http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mvanishingbees.htm
> >
> > d
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 6:44 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CHAT] The First Zucchini
> >
> >
> >> About bees.
> >>
> >> I have a friend who is a bee researcher at LSU. He says he's involved
in 
> >> investigating CCD. He says the reports of 60-70 percent swarm 
> >> disappearance are media nonsense and not supported by the facts. He
says 
> >> "normal" swarm disappearance is 20-40 percent, and he suspects most of 
> >> that is caused by beekeepers moving their hives a lot. He says moving 
> >> hives, while profitable for beekeepers, is very stressful for bees. He 
> >> also adds that the Einstein quote about bee disappearance leading to
the 
> >> end of the food chain was probably not said by Einstein and, at any
rate, 
> >> shows enormous ignorance about the "messy" science of biology.
> >
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