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Re: pollinators?

Dave,
A million thanks for the important info re:use of honey...
Never heard that and would never had attempted it if I had.
Nothing like a pro to correct mis-information.
Sadly I have known what you've confirmed i.e. I just need more bees.
Thank you again,
Connie

Pollinator@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 8/13/98 3:56:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time, coneh@uswest.net
> writes:
>
> > Anybody got suggestions how to lure them over to the vine area?Someone once
> >  suggested honey placed around the vines..Tried but failed to see
> improvement
> >  ..They just came when they were good and ready,and not before.
> >  But I'd be willing to try any ideas given.
>
>     Please!  Never place honey where bees can reach it. When bees pick up
> honey, rather than nectar from flowers, they get into a frenzy. Beekeepers
> call it robbing. It spreads disease and it will make the bees back at the hive
> meaner than a snake. It could also get others in the neighborhood stung.
>
>     To get the bees to work all the blossoms, you need a larger population. We
> have the same problem in south Florida when the early watermelons bloom, just
> as the citrus trees also blossom. We have to saturate the melon fields with
> bees, because they much prefer the orange grove next door. If the population
> is high enough, they will work ALL blossoms, not just the preferred ones.
>
>     On the scale you are doing, it probably translates to your getting a hive,
> either on your property or nearby. If you don't want to do it, try to
> stimulate a young person in the neighborhood to do it as a 4H project. They
> may go on to become serious beekeepers and be the pollinators for the next
> generation.
>
> Pollinator@aol.com     Dave Green  Hemingway, SC  USA
> The Pollination Scene:  http://users.aol.com/pollinator/polpage1.html
>
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