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Hello:
Someone who keeps bees or those who know bee-keepers may be able to =
correct this but logically one would expect foraging bee density on =
available flowers to peak about now (and much later when flowers are =
even more infrequent); assuming no hives are exported for pollination =
elsewhere.=20
Crop demands (tree fruits, small fruit, blueberries) are past, if =
all has gone well the hive population will have increased over the last =
two months and must now get by on slim pickings until goldenrods, asters =
and other fall flowers come into bloom; i.e. more bees concentrated onto =
fewer flowers.=20
Later in the year, when most goldenrods, asters and other Composite =
(if I can sneak that old but descriptive name in) are fading out =
Japanese Knotweed will often be swarming with Honey Bees.
Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Jim Wolford=20
To: naturens=20
Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2015 6:57 PM
Subject: [NatureNS] re ants & honeybees & white admiral liking humans
Like Hubcove, I too am seeing honeybees everywhere in the Wolfville =
area. Cheers from Jim
Begin forwarded message:
From: Phil Schappert <philjs@eastlink.ca>
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] insects
Date: July 30, 2015 at 6:47:01 PM ADT
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
At 5:35 PM -0400 7/30/15, Hubcove@aol.comwrote:
We occasionally have a black and White Admiral butterfly and they =
exhibit strange behavior. They will spend a lot of time fluttering =
around humans, even landing on my head and following us around the =
garden. Doesn't happen with any other butterfly. It has been suggested =
that it has an affinity for Navy guys.
Most likely it's a male, is looking for salt, and is attracted to =
the jumbo-sized sweaty, salty human salt lick...
Phil
--=20
Phil Schappert, PhD
27 Clovis Ave.
Halifax, NS, B3P 1J3
philschappert.ca
imaginaturestudio.ca
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"Just let imagination lead, reality will follow through..."
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<DIV>Hello:</DIV>
<DIV> Someone who keeps bees or those who know=20
bee-keepers may be able to correct this but logically one would =
expect=20
foraging bee density on available flowers to peak about now (and =
much later=20
when flowers are even more infrequent); assuming no hives are exported =
for=20
pollination elsewhere. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> Crop demands (tree fruits, small fruit, =
blueberries) are=20
past, if all has gone well the hive population will have increased over =
the last=20
two months and must now get by on slim pickings until goldenrods, asters =
and=20
other fall flowers come into bloom; i.e. more bees concentrated onto =
fewer=20
flowers. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> Later in the year, when most goldenrods, asters =
and=20
other Composite (if I can sneak that old but descriptive name in) are =
fading out=20
Japanese Knotweed will often be swarming with Honey Bees.</DIV>
<DIV>Yt, Dave Webster, Kentville</DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Djimwolford@eastlink.ca =
href=3D"mailto:jimwolford@eastlink.ca">Jim=20
Wolford</A> </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</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 30, 2015 =
6:57=20
PM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [NatureNS] re ants =
&=20
honeybees & white admiral liking humans</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Like Hubcove, I too am seeing honeybees everywhere in =
the=20
Wolfville area. Cheers from Jim<BR>
<DIV><BR>
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</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'">Phil Schappert =
<<A=20
=
href=3D"mailto:philjs@eastlink.ca">philjs@eastlink.ca</A>><BR></SPAN><=
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<DIV style=3D"MARGIN: 0px"><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: =
'Helvetica'"><B>Subject:=20
</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'"><B>Re: =
[NatureNS]=20
insects</B><BR></SPAN></DIV>
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</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'">July 30, 2015 at =
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</B></SPAN><SPAN style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: 'Helvetica'"><A=20
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href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</A><BR></=
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<DIV>At 5:35 PM -0400 7/30/15,<SPAN=20
class=3DApple-converted-space> </SPAN><A=20
href=3D"mailto:Hubcove@aol.com">Hubcove@aol.com</A>wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style=3D"PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px" =
cite=3D""=20
type=3D"cite"><FONT face=3DArial>We occasionally have a black and =
White=20
Admiral butterfly and they exhibit strange behavior. They will =
spend a lot=20
of time fluttering around humans, even landing on my head and =
following us=20
around the garden. Doesn't happen with any other butterfly. It has =
been=20
suggested that it has an affinity for Navy =
guys.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Most likely it's a male, is looking for salt, and is attracted =
to the=20
jumbo-sized sweaty, salty human salt lick...</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Phil</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><X-SIGSEP><PRE>--=20
</PRE></X-SIGSEP>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier><BR>Phil Schappert, PhD</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier><BR>27 Clovis Ave.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier>Halifax, NS, B3P 1J3</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier><A=20
href=3D"http://philschappert.ca/">philschappert.ca</A></FONT></DIV>
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href=3D"http://imaginaturestudio.ca/">imaginaturestudio.ca</A></FONT></DI=
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.ca</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier><A=20
=
href=3D"http://philschappert.com/">philschappert.com</A></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DCourier><BR>"Just let imagination lead, reality =
will follow=20
through..."</FONT></DIV>
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(Michael =
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