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[tanis grif <tanisgrif@yahoo.com>]

So far I've seen mostly honeybees, & a couple of one of the tiny native 
pollinators.
 Interesting, the honeybees were of the darker tint mentioned by another 
lister. 
Observations in 2 yards near small woodlots & ag fields; one place sandier 
soil, one
place silty.  Don't know if GM crops were planted last year.   

Growth here is at the stage of the native pussy-willows almost shedding 
pollen (but,
we had a couple overly warm days), and scilla flowers have just started 
opening
(yes, I know they're not native, but great for phenology!), and the american 
elms
opened their blossoms last night.  Yesterday I noticed pear flower buds barely
plumped.

Tanis Cuff, south-central WI

  
--- TIM INMAN <> wrote:

> Our apricots are absolutely buzzing with bees.  Lucky us!
> 
> Tim Inman
> Randolph, IA


 
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