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Re: Subject: Beehives per Acre
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Bill Miller <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 22 Mar 1997 20:17:15 -0500
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How many beehives per acre for pollination of fruit trees?
 
Based on several speakers at EAS last year, the consensus starting
reccomendation seems to be 1 to 1 1/2 hives per acre of trees.  This density
is pretty much independent of the crop being pollinated.
 
W. G. Miller
Gaithersburg, MD

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