Hi Steve Waldemar and all

I visited yesterday with Steve Rice, of this list, in Cheltenham  
Ontario where some of his bees are kept .  We walked to the edge of  
the farm where the owner had planted several hundred black locust a  
few decades ago.  The trees were large and lovely looking but were  
the first that I have seen after living in the area over 40 years.  I  
have always checked out flowering plants to identify them and  
determine whether bees forage on them.  Next spring I will watch more  
closely as these trees would appear to be spectacular when in bloom.   
A friend, who reads this list, informed me that they have black  
locust on their country property near Mansfield Ontario 50km north of  
me.  The area in which I live is rugged with steep hills and  
limestone cliffs and therefore mainly native species of trees and  
other plants.  The other two properties I mentioned are farmland with  
beekeepers in the area for a long time.  Possibly we beekeepers are  
responsible for the hit and miss distribution of this and other honey  
plants.  Thanks all for opening my eyes.

Bob Darrell
Caledon Ontario
Canada
44N80W(apparently in the centre of black locust country)

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