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Dear All, Apr 28, 2008
I forgot to mention that I also saw a Bumble Bee today (Bombus
ternarius perhaps; rufous near base of abdomen) in the woods about a
kilometer from the nearest house i.e. potential source of nectar or
pollen on which Bees are supposed to be dependent.
Populus catkins, now out, have pollen but as I recall don't have
nectar. About 100 paces from the Bee is a woody swamp that runs along
either side of a small brook. The Willows there would furnish both
pollen and nectar. And there are Alder bushes in the swamp area and
scattered Hazelnut elsewhere. I am wondering if Bees, if hard pressed,
can use pollen from (wind pollinated ?) plants like Populus, Alnus and
Corylus. Or Protozoan soup from tree cavity water.
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
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