OT: bees and such
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- Subject: OT: bees and such
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- Date: Fri, 9 Apr 1999 11:29:58 -0700
From: Chad Schroter <Chad.Schroter@quantum.com>
I do not wish to make light of Bill's remarks about bees etc. But this
Spring - so far - I have seen lot's of European Honeybees on the flowering
trees. In the past 2 years the number of Bumble and other sorts of native
bees seemed to be on the rise, just as the regular honey bee population had
dropped. In the last 5 years we have had 2 separate active honey bee hives
in trees on the property, neither remained active the following Spring.
Despite the presence of these hives I did not notice more bees in my garden
- and my yard is just under ½ acre. What does this all mean ? I think the
native bees make small hives and do not forage over great distances - I
notice many bees in my yard because I have planted flowers to attract them,
and the 'local' population has risen. The honeybees make large hives and
prefer large fields of trees and flowers, and are willing to travel far to
find them. In any case most bees seem to be unimpressed with Iris.
Chad Schroter
Los Gatos CA Zone 9
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