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Hi David et al,
This is an interesting point, and makes me wonder how
Hazelnuts are pollinated? Their catkins are certainly stubby, but
they do bloom very early, when few pollinators are about.
Cheers,
Patricia L. Chalmers
Halifax
.At 09:00 PM 20/04/2007, you wrote:
>Hi Mary & All, Apr 20, 2007
> Perhaps so, but I suspect the bee keeper in question was out to
> lunch. I don't recall ever seeing bees or flies on alder catkins,
> male or female, nor on any of the Corylaceae, or Oaks. It has been
> my understanding that any plant with a long pendulous male catkin
> is wind pollinated whereas the relatively stubby catkins of Willow
> (at anthesis) are worked by many kinds of insects.
>
> Alternatively, am I out to lunch on this one ?
>
>Yt, DW, Kentville
>
>Mary Macaulay wrote:
>
>>On CBC today bee keepers said that a first sign of spring is when
>>the bees start going out to fetch alder pollen!
>>Mary
>>
>>----Original Message Follows----
>>From: Paul MacDonald <paulrita2001@yahoo.com>
>>Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
>>To: Nature NS <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca>
>>Subject: [NatureNS] Alder Pollen
>>Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 14:18:42 -0700 (PDT)
>>
>>Hi All
>>This afternoon we visited a flood plain near a river.
>>Quite a few alders are growing as a first step in
>>reforesting the areas that were pasture at one time.
>>The catkins were full of pollen and it came out in
>>clouds when we passed by. Our clothes were yellow as a
>>result. It fertilizes the ground around about the
>>trees. Quite a surplus I would say.
>>Stone Flies were quite common in the river. Quite a
>>few different species - from small to fairly large.
>>They seem to like to alight on your hands - maybe the
>>heat attracts them. Nicer to have around than black
>>flies.
>>There was a Pileated Woodpecker on the top of a dead
>>branck. It took of, swooped down as we watched and
>>nearly ran down a car driving along the road. Other
>>birds included a dc Cormorant in a pond along with
>>several hooded mergansers. Prehaps feeding on
>>salamanders. along with some mallards on the river.
>>Enjoy the spring
>>Paul
>>
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