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Bees gone for a break too?
Janet Conroy wrote:
terryc;826187 Wrote: On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:19:01 +0000, Jonno wrote: - Hmm Yes, but WHEN do you dust. I've done everything to attract bees, and get caught out with this stuff.... There must be a better way.- After the tomatoes have finished flowering as the bees will not be visiting the tomato plants. I don't know whether this has spread to the antipodes, but the US, UK and other parts of western Europe are suffering from "colony collapse disorder' where huge numbers of honey bees are dying - partly due to some mite that infests the hives. Without bees the world's food sources would dry up in a few years. It is SO important to do nothing that kills bees and everything we gardeners can to provide them with lots of food sources, especially nectar-rich plants,to keep them going. I count myself fortunate, my pasture has clover and on a good day you can hear the bees hum loudly. Sometimes you see posts about hand pollination, I struggle to imagine what it is like to need to do bees' work because you don't have enough. I take care of "my" bees though. If bees decline worldwide we are in deep doo. David |
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Bees gone for a break too?
I was in Tassie, having been made aware of the problem of bees getting to
"bee" scarce. Saw their imported from New Zealand bumble bees foraging in my sisters garden. I'm not sure what damage these are doing there, but feel their leatherwood honey producers are very concerned. Does anyone know what would happen on the mainland if they make their way here? It seems that the accidental importation (from NZ) may create a superior to local bee, as their pollination is far more productive from what I've read, as is their method of attack, when disturbed, as they can sting many times.... "David Hare-Scott" wrote in message ... Janet Conroy wrote: terryc;826187 Wrote: On Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:19:01 +0000, Jonno wrote: - Hmm Yes, but WHEN do you dust. I've done everything to attract bees, and get caught out with this stuff.... There must be a better way.- After the tomatoes have finished flowering as the bees will not be visiting the tomato plants. I don't know whether this has spread to the antipodes, but the US, UK and other parts of western Europe are suffering from "colony collapse disorder' where huge numbers of honey bees are dying - partly due to some mite that infests the hives. Without bees the world's food sources would dry up in a few years. It is SO important to do nothing that kills bees and everything we gardeners can to provide them with lots of food sources, especially nectar-rich plants,to keep them going. I count myself fortunate, my pasture has clover and on a good day you can hear the bees hum loudly. Sometimes you see posts about hand pollination, I struggle to imagine what it is like to need to do bees' work because you don't have enough. I take care of "my" bees though. If bees decline worldwide we are in deep doo. David |
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Bees gone for a break too?
Jonno wrote:
I was in Tassie, having been made aware of the problem of bees getting to "bee" scarce. Saw their imported from New Zealand bumble bees foraging in my sisters garden. I'm not sure what damage these are doing there, but feel their leatherwood honey producers are very concerned. Does anyone know what would happen on the mainland if they make their way here? It seems that the accidental importation (from NZ) may create a superior to local bee, as their pollination is far more productive from what I've read, as is their method of attack, when disturbed, as they can sting many times.... The world will not starve without bees but life would be more difficult and certainly more boring. While the major crops that provide callories (grains) mostly don't need bees many minor crops do, including many fruits and vegetables. This makes interesting reading: http://gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov/book/ David |
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