Re: bees and box store plants

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On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 9:53 PM, Susan McCoy <susan@gardenmediagroup.com>
wrote:

> That's why we need Backyard Bee Farmers to raise more gentle native bees
> and rehome them to local farms.  Please check out www.crownbees.com
>
> Suzi McCoy
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> 520 W. State Street
> Kennett Square, PA 19348
> Phone 610-444-3040
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> From: gardenwriters [g*@lists.ibiblio.org] On
> Behalf Of CobraHead
> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 7:08 PM
> To: Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum
> Subject: Re: [GWL] bees and box store plants
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> I'll replace impossible with "difficult" in the current scheme.  And yes
> could be done, but a drastic change in mindset is required.  Also remember
> that even native pollinator populations are in decline.  In my opinion, due
> to the effect of current commercial ag practices.
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> Noel
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> On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 5:57 PM, Susan McCoy <susan@gardenmediagroup.com>
> wrote:
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> > Oh, I beg to disagree. Crown Bees is working with hundreds of
> > commercial growers who are using native bees And talking to more each
> > day. One mason bee can pollinate 12 lbs. of cherries, a task that
> > takes 60 honey bees! And Crownbees.com has a buy back program so
> > backyard gardeners can become Bee Farmers and harvest native excess
> > native bee cocoons in the fall that Crown Bees will rehome with local
> farmers.
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> > Check it our Noel. We can all make a difference in turning our gardens
> > into bee farms.
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> > Suzi McCoy
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> > 520 W. State Street
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> > On Behalf Of CobraHead
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 6:48 PM
> > To: Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum
> > Subject: Re: [GWL] bees and box store plants
> >
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> > It is impossible for commercial agriculture to rely on native
> > pollinators, as large scale farming has destroyed the habitat
> > necessary for them.  Thus big farms have to rely on trucked in hives
> > to do the necessary pollination.  The collapse of the commercial bee
> > colonies is a crisis, but the home gardener and small scale grower, at
> > least for the present, does not have to worry about this, as native
> > bees and numerous other pollinators are easily encouraged to show up
> > through the growing of pollinator attracting plants.  My garden is
> > full of wasps, bees,and other pollinating insects.  I let many plants
> > that these insects like go to flower and pollination is never an issue.
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> > Noel Valdes
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> > CobraHead LLC
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> > On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 4:55 PM, Susan McCoy
> > <susan@gardenmediagroup.com <s*@gardenmediagroup.com>>
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> > wrote:
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> > > And why they aren't using more native bees. I know I'm going out on
> > > a
> >
> > > limb here, but have y'all seen Crown Bees' Indigogo campaign to
> >
> > > increase native bees?
> >
> > > https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/you-can-help-save-the-bees/x/1021
> > > 10
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> > > 02 We could use some help to spread the word.
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