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[james singer <islandjim1@comcast.net>]

On May 28, 2008, at 3:35 PM, <dmnorton@royaloakfarmorchard.com> <dmnorton@royaloakfarmorchard.com 
> wrote:

> Our honeybees were a bit slow at the beginning of bloom, but we are  
> now at
> fruit set and we are going to have to agressively thin this season.   
> We seem
> to have more fruit set that ever!  The bees came through and did the  
> job and
> were joined by the bumblebees.  We too had more bumblebees than we  
> have ever
> seen.
>
> Dennis Norton
> Royal Oak Farm Orchard, Zone 5
> http://www.royaloakfarmorchard.com
> http://www.theorchardkeeper.blogspot.com
> http://www.revivalhymn.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Fruth" <jfruth@tds.net>
> To: "NAFEX" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 7:10 AM
> Subject: [NAFEX] Honeybees
>
>
> >   Here in North Central Minnesota, the Yellow Jacket population is  
> > way
> > down.  I haven't seen any Bald Faced Hornets and there are more  
> > Bumblebees
> > than ever.  They all seem to prefer Gooseberry flowers but there  
> > are also
> > adequate pollinators in the pears and currants.
> >   I have my own honeybees and most of them are foraging elsewhere but
> > some do compete with the wild bees.  Curiously, my honeybees tend to
> > ignore plum flowers until after the wild bees forage on them for a  
> > few
> > days.  I suspect that the plum flowers don't produce nectar until  
> > late in
> > their bloom.  My own honeybees are the most help when the raspberries
> > bloom as there is a thousand times too many flowers for just the  
> > wild bees
> > to perform the task.
> >   My apples are in the pink bud stage.
> >
> > Jim Fruth
> > Brambleberry Farm
> > Pequot Lakes, MN  56472
> > For jams, jellies & syrups:
> > www.bberryfarm.com
> > (877)265-6856 [Store]
> > (218)831-7018 [My Cell]
>
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Island Jim
Willamette Valley
44.99 N 123.04 W
Elevation 148'
Hardiness Zone 8/9
Heat Zone 5
Sunset Zone 6
Minimum 0 F [-15 C]
Maximum 86 F [30 C]