Dave Green said of "bee attractants":

> The biggest problem is that there are often no bees to attract. For
> about the same cost (as treating the bloom with the pheromone), a
> grower could place a hive per acre, and bee sure.

Oh, sorry if I was unclear - the studies were done with bees
placed in the crop for pollination.  None of the products made
any detectable difference at all under these conditions, assumed
to be "good" placement and hive density.

It goes without saying that in cases without hive placement, the
studies tend to also indicate that one will also not see any
difference, since these products are claimed to be targeted at
honey bees, not at other ("native") pollinators.

Bottom line, QMP appears to be a great short-range tool for
specific narrow-focus applications, but does not appear to
be an effective long-range tool for any practical application.

              jim  (who would never be so crass as to ask
                    "What does the Queen smell like?")

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