On Feb 5, 1:00*am, sherwin dubren wrote:
MajorOz wrote:
The ice has melted and the quarter million folks down the road almost
have all the power back on. *The sun is out and temps should go up to
50's and 60's in a day or so. *So, I am planning to get some clean-up
and prep work started.

What can I do to help out in bringing back some bees? *As I am inside
a national forest, there is no widespread spraying here'bouts, and my
neighbors and I don't use harsh stuff except as a last resort in very
small areas. *I don't want to KEEP bees, anymore than I keep bats,
even though I have mounted bat houses here and there.
I just want do do what might help.

Things I have considered is:
1. *After I have burned and disked some meadows, putting in some
clover, along with the other native grasses.
2. Leaning toward bee-friendly flowers when selecting annuals this
year.

Any other ideas?

cheers

oz, feverish from the cabin

* *Yes, read the book "Fruitless Fall" by Rowan Jacobsen. *It covers all
* *the problems of the collapse of the honey bee. *I couldn't put it
* *down.

* * * * * * * * * * * * *Sherwin

Thank you.

Does it offer the kinds of solutions that I, as a small landowner, can
do?

cheers

oz