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Index of Subjects I believe that when honey is advertised as clover honey the hives are usually set up in the big pink or red clover fields. Bees prefer alfalfa, and just adore the tall sweet clovers, both white and yellow, which are planted regularly along our main highways to prevent erosion. Sam vander Kloet, our world renowned blueberry expert here at Acadia, who works closely with the NS Blueberry Association members, tells me that the all important pollinating bees are being hit by a number of discouraging pests right now, mites, fungi, and other unhealthy critters. I don't think he is very convinced about the cell phone theory just yet, but a study in England, for what it is worth, was quite adament about its unhealthy qualities. The blueberry growers "love" the big wild bumblebees, as they will get out and work when it is much cooler and rainy, whereas the honey bees will stay in their hives. Time will tell, I suppose what is really going on, and hopefully we will always have real honey, and not have to design an artifical product which has already been suggested by some of the doom and gloom predictors. Insect populations can be very cyclic, and very low numbers can still suffice to bring back a decent rally in population numbers, when it often does not seem likely. I do miss seeing them around and just hope that my peas and beans will pod out without their presence. Cucumbers and squash are pretty dependent upon them, as I recall. I may have to get out a small paint brush and do some extra gardening work! Jean
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