Theodore V. Fischer wrote:
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> David Green wrote:
> >
> Thomas Cornick writes:
> >  >I am wondering if an orchard floor of clovers would attract enough bees to
> >  be a pollination aid if the clover was mown when the fruit trees come into
> >  bloom...<
 
I'm a certified-organic gardener, will dormant oils and the like hurt the
bees, too?
 
Right now I have strawberries under my trees and they'll be blooming at
the right (wrong) time.  I'll be putting in a long alley of lindens just
for the bees, will that be enough to keep them out of the orchard?  What
do other people plant for bee forage?
 
I want my bees primarily for polination, some honey and wax as bonuses
for me.  I'm making skepts for them, Hungarian-style rather than
?Langstrom hives, on chains because bear are a big problem around here.
Any other high-mountain beekeepers out there?
 
JulieB