From:                   Tim Vaughan <[log in to unmask]>

> The guy he
> contracted out to called two days ago and said his bees were dead,

We are hearing a lot of this in the last couple weeks.

and I
> am so close that I was able to move up 20 hives yesterday and today. The
> pollenator  varieties are just reaching full bloom, but the main crop is
> just starting to swell, so I think I got in at the right time.

You are providing the pollinators. The trees that provide pollen are
the pollenizers.  Pollinator is the agent that carries the pollen.
Pollenizer is the plant that produces the pollen. Don't confuse the
pimp with the john. It's pretty important in your new line of work.

Dave in SC  USA
The Pollination Home Page:  http://pollinator.com

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