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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_00FA_01CFF1BA.E5169FF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Nancy, Bumble bees are more tolerant of cold than Honey Bees so there were = still a few around until the Aster bloom was over at about the time cool = or wet weather hit.=20 Dave =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: N Robinson=20 To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2014 11:32 PM Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Aster cordifolius Hello Dave, I will be using your photo of the bumble bee and your little story for = my next article. Have you had any more bumble bee activity? Thanks, Nancy On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 9:17 AM, David & Alison Webster = <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote: Dear All, Sept 28, 2014 This year I left a somewhat wider than usual strip of Aster = cordifolius along the SE side of the house for a total of about 100 sq = ft. It is now about full bloom and yesterday, in late afternoon sun, it = was swarming with 100-200 Honey Bees, most with huge loads of pollen, = and an estimated 100 Bumble Bees.=20 These 'counts' are very rough estimates but no doubt much = greater than one could expect to find on an equal area of manicured lawn = grass. Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5315 / Virus Database: 4189/8458 - Release Date: = 10/26/14 ------=_NextPart_000_00FA_01CFF1BA.E5169FF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META name=3DGENERATOR content=3D"MSHTML 8.00.6001.23588"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV>Hi Nancy,</DIV> <DIV> Bumble bees are more tolerant of cold than Honey = Bees so=20 there were still a few around until the Aster bloom was over at about = the time=20 cool or wet weather hit. </DIV> <DIV>Dave </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; = PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"=20 dir=3Dltr> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV=20 style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A title=3Dnrobbyn@gmail.com href=3D"mailto:nrobbyn@gmail.com">N = Robinson</A>=20 </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=3Dnaturens@chebucto.ns.ca=20 href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A> = </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, October 26, 2014 = 11:32=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [NatureNS] Aster=20 cordifolius</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV dir=3Dltr> <DIV> <DIV>Hello Dave,<BR><BR></DIV>I will be using your photo of the bumble = bee and=20 your little story for my next article. Have you had any more = bumble bee=20 activity?<BR><BR></DIV>Thanks, Nancy<BR></DIV> <DIV class=3Dgmail_extra><BR> <DIV class=3Dgmail_quote>On Sun, Sep 28, 2014 at 9:17 AM, David & = Alison=20 Webster <SPAN dir=3Dltr><<A href=3D"mailto:dwebster@glinx.com"=20 target=3D_blank>dwebster@glinx.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; = PADDING-LEFT: 1ex"=20 class=3Dgmail_quote><U></U> <DIV> <DIV>Dear All, = =20 = =20 Sept 28, 2014</DIV> <DIV> This year I left a somewhat wider than usual = strip=20 of <EM>Aster cordifolius </EM>along the SE side of the house for a = total of=20 about 100 sq ft. It is now about full bloom and yesterday, in late = afternoon=20 sun, it was swarming with 100-200 Honey Bees, most with huge loads = of=20 pollen, and an estimated 100 Bumble Bees. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> These 'counts' are very rough estimates but = no doubt=20 much greater than one could expect to find on an equal area of=20 manicured lawn grass.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV><A></A> <P align=3Dleft color=3D"#000000" avgcert??>No virus found in this=20 message.<BR>Checked by AVG - <A=20 href=3D"http://www.avg.com">www.avg.com</A><BR>Version: 2015.0.5315 / = Virus=20 Database: 4189/8458 - Release Date: = 10/26/14</P></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_00FA_01CFF1BA.E5169FF0--
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