> It is impossible to keep bees on PEI without having them
> within flying distance of a potato field somewhere.  They almost never
> visit the fields (they have no weeds usually and the bloom is completely
> unattractive), except for water possibly when they are irrigating, but
> there is the spray drift problem (we are a windy isle).
 
A beekeeeper on hybrid Canola in Alberta got damaged the other year when
nearby potatoes were sprayed.  Don't think this was the culprit though.
 
Allen