Re: HYB: pollenation, bees
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- Subject: Re: HYB: pollenation, bees
- From: J* M* <m*@junction.net>
- Date: Fri, 10 Apr 1998 02:14:35 -0600 (MDT)
Walter A. Moores wrote:
> Several years ago when I lived in Texas on a larger spread and
> grew more irises, I came home from work one afternoon during iris bloom
> season to find that my neighbor had consented to let bee hives be put on
> his property 'to work' my flowers. I was aghast and angered at the
> neighbor for permitting such without even consulting me.
======================================There are 15 hives of bees right along
the line fence on our neighbors property. Rarely are there any pods on TBs. or
BBs. SDBs and MTBs, however, do produce a fair number of "wild pods".
We also have several species of bumblebees ranging from small to quite large.
I think that only the largest of them are capable of doing any hybridizing.
John Montgomery
monashee@junction.net
Vernon BC Zone 5
