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Date: Mon, 15 Jul 1996 17:20:22 -0400 (EDT)
From: joel b gruver <[log in to unmask]>
To: "Malcolm (Tom) Sanford, Florida Extension Apiculturist"
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Subject: Re: Last issue of APIS! To receive further copies, please subscribe to Apis-L.
 
Hello Tom,
My parents are bee-keepers and have enjoyed reading your APIS postings
that I have forwarded to them off of Sanet. When they find a new internet
access provider they will most likely subscribe to Apis-l. Until then
they have a few questions that they requested I send to the Apis-L.
 
1) What is known about alfalfa as a bee forage plant ? At what time of
day is its nectar most available ? At what level of bloom (1/4, 1/2....) does
it become of major interest to honey bees. Is it true that the flower
morphology is challenging for honey bees (nectar access from the side)
and thus is not a prefered plant by honey bees ? Can anyone
recommend any articles that discuss alfalfa as a bee
forage plant ?
 
2) My father is assembling a collection of photographic slides of
honeybees on bee forage plants. He has high quality photos of
bees on white dutch clover, hairy vetch, sweetclover, alfalfa, anise hyssop,
beebee  (Evodia) tree, golden rain tree, black locust, lavender,
apple blossoms, squash blossoms... and many more... he has taken about 100
photos so far and is still gaining
momentum... he intends to assemble a slide show for the Central MD beekeepers
and possibly to produce some greeting cards, a calendar...
If anyone is interested in these photographs... post me at [log in to unmask]
 
 
Joel Gruver
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