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sweet pepperbush
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John Howe <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:
Sun, 18 Jul 2004 10:17:41 -0400
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I have a sweet pepperbush (Clethra) in my backyard not 200 feet from my
hives. It is in bloom and full of bees.  The only problem  is that none of
them are honeybees! They look, to my uneducated eye, like bumblebees.  I
thought honey bees liked this plant.  What is going on?

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