Re: bees and box store plants

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From: Susan McCoy

Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 9:28 PM
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Subject: Re: [GWL] bees and box store plants

Thanks, Mary. You're a Bee Booster!

Susan McCoy
Garden Media Group
Office 610-444-3040
Cell 610-220-8400

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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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From: gardenwriters [g*@lists.ibiblio.org] On
Behalf Of CobraHead
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 7:08 PM
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Subject: Re: [GWL] bees and box store plants

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.

Noel

On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 5:57 PM, Susan McCoy <susan@gardenmediagroup.com>
wrote:

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.

Check it our Noel. We can all make a difference in turning our gardens
into bee farms.

Suzi McCoy

520 W. State Street

Kennett Square, PA 19348

Phone 610-444-3040

Mobile 610-220-8400

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From: gardenwriters [g*@lists.ibiblio.org]
On Behalf Of CobraHead
Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2015 6:48 PM
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Subject: Re: [GWL] bees and box store plants

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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On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 4:55 PM, Susan McCoy
<susan@gardenmediagroup.com <s*@gardenmediagroup.com>>

wrote:

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

02 We could use some help to spread the word.

Suzi McCoy

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