> James Fischer Wrote:

> But a rainstorm would wash it all away, and the trees took several days to
> "recover".
> 
> .  If there are successful blooms to the South
> of you, it would be difficult to blame global warming for the problem.  

One of the reasons it took years to arrive at conclusions because each year added
something different.  The wind and rain could knock the blossoms off the the black locust.
It could be too cold or too windy for the bees to fly and I would have to wait another year.
and yes I know people who have told me that their American holly had many bees and other 
insects and they are  20 miles south of me.  
I hesitate to mention global warming because I can't think of any thing else that could be the problem. 
Some people look at the trees and see them in bloom without checking to see if there are insects 
working the trees.
I don't see this going any place for many years if it does at all.  I just miss my honey.

Bill Bartlett
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