I plant my garden as early as I can in the Spring.  
I also plant a second crop of the same plants like
squash and cucumbers because the bugs get them.
The squash get the squash vine borer and usually kills off
the plants but I manage to get a few squash.  The striped 
cucumber beetle eat holes in the plants but the real 
damage comes from the bacterial wilt which kills the plant.
I have watched as my bees continue to work these plants.
This year for some unknown reason I have lost none of these plants.
Nor have I seen any of the squash vine borers or cucumber beetles.
I have supplied my neighborhood with all the vegetables they can use.
The bottom line is what happened to the bugs and is there a connection 
between the bugs and the bees.  Is what has happened to the bugs 
also affecting the bees?  Just wondering.
Billy Bee
PS  I use no chemicals.

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