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Re: OT: Does anyone know of a source of orchard mason bees?
- To: permaculture <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Re: OT: Does anyone know of a source of orchard mason bees?
- From: Kevin Topek <ktopek@bellsouth.net>
- Date: Fri, 02 Apr 1999 19:30:28 -0500
- Newsgroups: permaculture
- References: <LYR87835-1593-1999.03.31-12.07.51--amaranth#uninets.net@franklin.oit.unc.edu> <LYR76292-1910-1999.04.02-15.42.12--ktopek#bellsouth.net@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Reply-to: ktopek@bellsouth.net
Orchard mason bees probably build small wax cells and store their honey
comparmentalized, like Grecian urns. It would be hard to harvest and there would not be
an excessive amount.
Pollination can not be underestimated in its effect on fruit production for a whole
host of plants. I recall how the carpenter bees living in the old wood garage behind my
house would pollinate my huge luffa framework. I gave away luffa sponges for almost a
decade.
Happy Trails, to you...
Kevin Topek
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