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Re: No Bees Again!

Chris R Wilbers wrote:

> Last year honey bees were few in my garden, this year they appear to
> be
> totally missing.  The only pumpkins and watermelons that I can tell
> have
> set are the ones I have hand pollinated.  I wonder if their numbers
> will
> ever recover?  Where are the other pollinators like solitary bees,
> etc.?  We did have a very hard winter in South Dakota last year but it
>
> really is sad to think that honey bees may be a thing of the past.
>
> Chris Wilbers
> Sioux Falls, SD

  Chris
perhaps you could consider keeping a hive for pollination, its not a
very expensive proposition and I have found beekeeping to be just as
fascinating as pumpkin growing .I had three hives within 30 feet of my
pumpkins last season, and  pollination was still dreadful, but that's
more to do with my pumpkin growing skills at the time than the amount of
bees around. Please consider the idea as i am sure that anyone
interested in any aspect of gardening could get much pleasure from
keeping bees (at a lot less effort than pumpkin growing)
Lyn in South Australia
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