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Re: Bee collecting corn pollen
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ALDEN MARSHALL <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:09:50 -0400
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> I'm not a corn farmer, but my understanding is
> the corn plants shed pollen for only 1 week durimg
> the growing season, hence I would guess the pollen
> would be  available to the bees for only 1 week?
>
Here in the northeast sweet corn is planted at many intervals to provide a 
constant crop for at least two months. Very problematic.

Alden Marshall
Hudson, NH  03051 

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