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Early this spring I had more honeybees in the greenhouse working the  
citrus blossoms than I've seen here in some years.

Haven't seen a one since then.

The kumquat in the driveway though put on a second blossom flush  
starting about two weeks ago and it has drawn copious bumblebees,  
blueberry bees, at least two other species that I can't decide if  
they're some sort of bee or wasp, along with various moths and  
butterflies.  It seems to have set a goodly number of fruit.

My squash always draws a lot of bumblebees in the early morning.

We don't seem to get Japanese beetles down here.

.....Alan.

Quoting Donna &/or Kieran <holycow@cookeville.com>:

> Hal,  How very odd.  We are not seeing many bumblebees, but had plenty of
> honeybees in the spring.  We seem to have some really big early attractions
> for honeybees but never see many later in the year when so many plants are
> blooming closer to their homes I guess.  I'll bet you are just on a
> different cicada cycle and may have them show up next year.  Did you have
> them exactly 17 years ago, or only about 17 years ago?     Donna


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