Re: The First Zucchini; first tomato

Interesting, Bonnie, and... amusing. I just harvested my last tomato of the season. 


On Jun 8, 2007, at 10:06 AM, Bonnie Holmes wrote:


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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