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[Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>]

I just got some little strawberry plants from "frais des bois".  They  
are beautifully packaged, but I was surprised to see they have  
aphids.  Not a big deal, I suppose, but plants don't usually arrive  
with aphids.

(And they even have a very official-looking Nursery License from the  
state of Delaware affixed to the inner packaging.)

Also, I may have honey bees this year.  I haven't had honey bees in  
years, and maybe I've forgotten what they look like.  These are a  
little blacker than I remember.  But they are about the size, shape,  
and fuzziness of honey bees.  Could the wild bees be making a  
comeback, even in the face of CCD?


Ginda Fisher
Eastern MA, zone 6