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Re: No Bees

There really isn't anything to fret about not having bees. There was an
article in "Organic Gardening" magazine during the past year about insect
pollinators and the fact was stated that bees are far from the primary
pollinators, in fact they pollinate only a very small percentage. The main
pollinators are small flies which do about 90% of the pollination.
If you want, you can contact "Organic Gardening" at their website and ask
them this question through their website.
<http://www.rodalepress.com/gardening.htm>
Clark,  Texas  Zone 8


At 08:46 AM 5/7/97 -0400, you wrote:
>Well this just keeps getting better and better.   DUH NOT
>My garden is coming along very well... peppers, tomaotes eggplant
>blooming.but I HAVE NO BEES. It took us a year just to get the birds to come
>to our feeders, and now I have nothing to pollinate my garden. I'v planted
>flowers, we're organic so I know I didnt kill them. I found an ad for leaf
>cutter bees but 39.95 is not cheap
>(and bamboo is an investment not a purchase ;-))
>Does anyone have any ideas about how hardy these bees are and how productive
>as far as pollinating goes.
>jan brown Vance Alabama southern USA
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