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Re: Bee flowers
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"TxBeeFarmer (Mark Coldiron)" <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 12 Nov 2002 17:59:40 -0600
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Cotton is self pollinating; however, I have literature from the USDA that
states an increase of 30-40% in yield, both seed and fiber, can be expected
when bees are used to pollinate it.

West Texas Mark

> To what extent is the honeybee a necessary pollinator for cotton?
>
> Chris

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