Just read of a neighbor who advised a backyard fruit grower to spray
peaches while the fruit is in blossom.

    This is a reminder to all backyard growers NOT to spray insecticides
during bloom.   Reasons:
    1. It is illegal.  Read the label directions, under Environmental
Hazards, you see instructions not to apply while bees are visiting the spray
area. You can be prosecuted, fined for violations.
    2.  It bites the hand that feeds you. Killing your pollinators is not an
intelligent practice, especially in light of the tremendous pollinator
population decline within this generation.
    3.  You can be liable for damages to a beekeeper neighbor.   Just as you
cannot poison a stream, shoot songbirds, or foul the air, your rights are
limited to some extent for the greater good of all.

    PROTECT OUR POLLINATORS

    Apply insecticides, if needed, before blossoms open, and after full petal
fall. Don't let clover or dandelions, or any other weed blossom pick up
insecticides as you spray. Mow the blossoms off before spraying.

   The bees cannot speak for themselves, so I speak for them.

Dave Green
The Pollination Home Page:   http://pollinator.com