Things are normal or better in this part of Alberta - best year in the
last 15!
 
W. Allen Dick, Beekeeper
Rural Route One, Swalwell,  Alberta  Canada T0M 1Y0
Phone/Fax: 403 546 2588      Email: [log in to unmask]
 
On Tue, 20 Sep 1994, RICHARD E BONNEY wrote:
 
> Greetings
>
> Have any of you observed a shortage of hymenoptera this year? Here in
> western Massachusetts I have seen almost no halictids, and fewer than
> usual bumblebees, polistes, and mud daubers, and no yellowjackets except
> for a couple of queens in the early season.
>
> I heard indirectly that an area in southern Indiana has no pollinating
> insects. The individual reporting this says that wild tree fruits and
> berries were not pollinated and as a result there are no berries or
> fruits for migrating birds.
>
> What are others of you experiencin, and why?
>
> Dick Bonney
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