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>>>  ... is it logistically feasible and financially affordable for the ag community to convert mega hundreds of thousands of miles worth of farm roadsides into good quality bee forage land?

For each area/region a study would need to be done to determine what the roadsides and climate would support in the way of pollinator forage, and not a study that would take thousands of dollars for each area.   I think a simple, quick study would suffice.

Then it would be a matter of seeding the roadsides with the appropriate ground cover.  In my area of southern Alabama crimson and white Dutch clovers do very well.   And, I think hairy vetch would be a cover which would bloom after the cover bloom has faded.

Mike in LA


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