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["Kristina & Bruce" <herenorthere@lycos.com>]

Here's a link to something about buzz pollination, done by bumblebees and my 
favorite native bees, the andrenids:

http://gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov/ic/buzzpol/buzzpol.html

When I still lived in Maine, I helped out with a study of native bee 
populations in the blueberry barrens.  Andrenids thrive in those untilled, 
well drained sands.  Well, they would thrive if they weren't blasted with 
Guthion and other sprays as soon as the rental bees are hauled away.  Here, 
andrenids nest in all the loose soil they can find, including my pots of fig 
trees.  Any cultivation after they complete their nests will destroy the 
young.

In exchange for me disturbing as little soil as possible during the growing 
season, not spraying insecticides, and having something in bloom throughout 
the season, native bees pollinate everything for me.  And they work whether 
it's cold and wet or warm and dry when the trees bloom.  It's a fair trade.

Bruce Wittchen
Zone 6 CT

>From: Keith Benson <kgbenson@mindspring.com>
>Subject: Re: [NAFEX] bumble bee as pollinator
>To: North American Fruit Explorers 

>Everyone should read the book Bumblebee Economics by Bernard Heinrich 
>these insects are absolutely fascinating.
>
>Keith


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From: "Jerry Hapka" <jahapka@mncable.net>
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Subject: RE: [NAFEX] Apple tree training
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I'm trying homemade branch spreaders.  Cut from other trees,
each is made from two Y-shaped branches of diameter about
that of a pencil.  The two Y shapes are set together with the
forks at opposite ends, adjusted to suitable length, and tied
together tightly with wire.

Jerry
Zone 3A

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[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Thomas Olenio
Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 8:00 AM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Apple tree training


Hi,

What about branches that are a little longer (say a foot)?

Tom

list@ginda.us wrote:

> I've used spring type clothespins by clipping the pin around the
> "trunk" immediately above a branch, and resting the pin atop the branch
> so it  pushes it horizontal.  Picture clothespins sticking out
> horizontally around the tree directly from the truck, with branches
> constrained to be beneath them, also nearly horizontal where they join
> the central leader.
>
> Ginda
>
> On Saturday, March 1, 2003, at 05:27  PM, Lucky Pittman wrote:
>
> > I haven't done much in the way of training on my trees - and it shows.
> >  But, you can use a spring-type clothespin to attach soda cans to the
> > miscreant limb, by way of its pulltab, and add whatever amount of
> > water/sand, etc. you need to achieve the degree of spreading you
> > desire.
> >
> > Lucky
> >
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