Keith Jarrett writes:
this summer is setting records as well.It's been the
toughest year in the past forty from what I have heard from
old timers.

Reply:
Very tough from what I am hearing in Calif over here. Any
truth to rumors that heat did in fields of veggies, and
fruit trees ripened early and need picking to salvage
(plums,peaches,pears, nectarines, etc), and to save that
some large farms are now short 200-300 workers for early
field work to salvage what they can with worker supply
being short 20-30% for field hands? Also that all this may
cause increase in veggie produce/fruit prices due to
reduced crops along with less seed for veggie planting next
year? Also, any idea on how this will effect our bee
industry? Any one able to verify or put aside any of what
is starting to go round?

Respectfully submitted,

Dee A. Lusby
Small Cell Commercial Beekeeper
Moyza, Arizona
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/organicbeekeepers/


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