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  • From: "elderberryjam" <elderberryjam@zippytech.com>
  • To: <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] bees and vegetables
  • Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 23:54:53 -0400

This year I ordered about $75 worth of seeds from Baker's Creek, and Seeds of Change. Now I'd like to know, what vegetables are least dependent on bees for pollination? We are late getting our garden in. DH just plowed - I know many of you prefer no-till and all that, but we haven't plowed for several years, and this was the year. I can't plant everything I bought this year.

Second question: is it still possible to get bees and start home hives; and if so, where is the best place to look? There are others I can ask, but thought I'd ask here also. I went for a walk out in the pasture today, and saw a grand total of 2 bumble bees on the numerous dandelions, in all my walk. It was in the 70's here in Ohio. A local beekeeper we know, according to my folks, has lost 90% of his hundreds of hives. I don't see he and his wife often enough to ask them much.

Thanks, Gwen




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