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  • From: Jay Woods <woodsjay@cox.net>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Sampling of bee and other pollinator sightings this year by list subscribers wherever you are.
  • Date: Sat, 5 May 2012 20:04:18 -0500

On Saturday, May 05, 2012 11:40:31 AM Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote:
> A friend suggested I take a poll in the list to see what bees and other
> pollinators everyone has seen this year around the world. He lives in
> mid eastern NC and is alarmed at the lack of honeybees he has seen since
> early spring. He is on the edge of a vast truck farming region in the
> state but may of the crops grown are heavily dependent on pollinators
> and commercial beekeepers bring many thousands of hives to these farms
> each year, attempting to time their arrival and departure between
> pesticide applications.
>
> What pollinators have you seen where you are this year? more, less,
> bumper crop, none?

I have 7+ acres. The bumble bees and honey bees are at usual levels and the
fruit set is good. What is unusual is the enormous number of Monarch
butterflies. They have been gathering nectar from Virginia Waterleaf, Dame's
Rocket, and Creeping Charlie for the last couple of weeks.
>
> I have plenty on my 6+ acres because I encourage them and have three
> small wet weather ponds. I have huge crops of wildflowers for them to
> gather pollen from and I leave them where they are and hope the stands
> will get bigger (daisies, goldenrod, tulip poplar, blackberries, wild
> roses, ragweed, eleagnus, wild cherry, wild plum and many more).
>
> LL
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