Mike,
 
You referred to doing research on pollination needs in the "usual sources".
Could you clarify to myself and others what you mean by these usual sources.
I would appreciate being able to do more reading on this topic.
 
Thanks,
 
Rick Grossman
western Oregon, USA
 
 
At 10:05 PM 12/23/96 +0000, you wrote:
>Hello all, and a Happy Holiday Season !
>
>I was wondering if anyone could give me any pointers on a matter of
>pollination. I'm going from six to 10-12 hives total next year, and I
>plan to exchange pollination services for a place to keep my bees. In
>this particular instance, the crop is 25 acres of pumpkins. The acreage
>is mostly contiguous, with 2/3 being 1/2 mile from the other 1/3. About
>how many colonies of bees are needed, minimum? Assuming a good supply of
>other natural sources, how many is too much? Can't seem to find specific
>data on pumpkin pollination in the usual sources. Any imput here would
>be extremely useful. Thanks
>
>Mike
>