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[nottke1 <nottke1@earthlink.net>]

I have far more honeybees (and other bees) this Spring than the last several 
years.  Right now standing under my peach, plum, and redbud trees, the buzz 
is almost deafening.
While I live on a large farm 15 miles WNW of Winston-Salem, I am blessed by 
being surrounded by urban sprawl, which means less use of insecticides on 
crops, which is good for my crops.  
On the other hand, watching the urban-sprawl folks exit the stores with the 
many bags and bottles of herbicides for their yards, I wonder where it all 
goes.

Jim Nottke

-----Original Message-----
>From: Spidra Webster <spidra@speakeasy.net>
>Sent: Mar 29, 2007 10:18 AM
>To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
>Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Are GM Crops Killing Honeybees?
>
>
>On Mar 28, 2007, at 8:54 PM, Donna &/or Kieran wrote:
>
>> Hmmm... that article says that 60% of the west coast bees and 70%  
>> of the
>> east coast bees are gone.
>
>
>>     Anyone else have any observations on their local bees?  I am  
>> curious.
>> Donna
>
>I hardly see honeybees anymore.  I saw one this weekend and it felt  
>like a big event.  Some interesting research on bees is being done by  
>Dr. Gordon Frankie at UC Berkeley.  They have an Urban Bee Garden  
>that our local chapter of CRFG was able to visit.  They also have  
>what I feel is one of the best-designed websites of any UCB department.
>
>http://nature.berkeley.edu/urbanbeegardens/
>
>His interest is very much in our native bees.  While the  
>disappearance of honey bees definitely worries me and I hope science  
>is able to find out the causes and stop them, I've heard from some  
>that our native bees are actually better pollinators.
>
>Spidra Webster
>http://www.myspace.com/meganlynch
>
>Berkeley, CA
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