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["Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>]

Title: Re: [NAFEX] Article about farmers using wild bees

An less tenacious alternative to comfrey for attracting bumblebees is borage.  It's an annual so it dies in the fall, and the bees love it.   It will reseed, but you can prevent that by mowing before the seed is ripe.  I interplant it in the garden with the beans and get better set since bumbles are the best bean pollinators.  
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at http://www.bunchgrapes.com
Winner of the Garden Writers Association "Best Talent in Writing" award for 2003 



> hAD A computer glitch, sorry. Reiterate: I meant it was a good thing Bumbles were attracted to comfrey, a redeeming quality in a n orchard setting. Must read for us all TOWARDS SAVING THE HONEYBEE
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> On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 16:05:40 EDT, Dale3693@aol.com wrote:
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> > There's wild bees, indeed-------------but whats wrong with Mason Bees you can 
> > raise without any hives,etc.--------Nothing!! they work  great.!1
> >