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- From: Don Yellman <dyellman@earthlink.net>
- To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
- Subject: [nafex] Bee Habits
- Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 13:58:08 -0400
Brian:
I have kept bees for over 20 years, and have learned this about
them: each bee only works one type of flower at a time. Your bee kept
returning to the dandelion because she had been assigned to dandelions.
That said, my bees have never been too gung-ho for strawberries.
What pollination takes place on strawberries seems to be done by
smaller, feral insects. They must not have much nectar or other
attraction for classic bees. Even so, I have never noticed that
strawberries fail to set due to lack of pollination, so they may be, to
some extent, self-fertile, or they benefit from some air pollination.
Rgds, Don Yellman, Great Falls, VA
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[nafex] Bee Habits,
Don Yellman, 05/10/2001
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Re: [nafex] Bee Habits,
Gianni, 05/10/2001
- Re: [nafex] Bee Habits, Ginda Fisher, 05/10/2001
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
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RE: [nafex] Bee Habits,
Raby, Brian {20-4~Indianapolis}, 05/10/2001
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Re: [nafex] Bee Habits,
Tom Olenio, 05/10/2001
- Re: [nafex] Bee Habits, Phil Norris, 05/10/2001
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Re: [nafex] Bee Habits,
Tom Olenio, 05/10/2001
- RE: [nafex] Bee Habits, Raby, Brian {20-4~Indianapolis}, 05/11/2001
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Re: [nafex] Bee Habits,
Dale3693, 05/11/2001
- Re: [nafex] Bee Habits, Gianni, 05/13/2001
- RE: [nafex] Bee Habits, Raby, Brian {20-4~Indianapolis}, 05/15/2001
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Re: [nafex] Bee Habits,
Gianni, 05/10/2001
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