To: NAFEX Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [NAFEX] strawberries and bees
Date: Sat, 16 May 2009 14:03:40 -0400
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
[NAFEX] strawberries and bees,
Ginda Fisher, 05/16/2009