----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter L. Borst" > But the corn > (maize, Zea mays) is nearly the only field crop in this area, so it > does provide large areas of concentrated pollen source. The quality is > doubtful? No, not doubtful, useless. Which raises the question, is corn so ubiquitous in the US that it cannot be avoided? Geoff Manning **************************************************** * General Information About BEE-L is available at: * * http://www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/default.htm * ****************************************************