Return-Path: <> Received: from CNSIBM.ALBANY.EDU (NJE origin LISTSERV@ALBNYVM1) by CNSIBM.ALBANY.EDU (LMail V1.2c/1.8c) with BSMTP id 6526 for <[log in to unmask]>; Wed, 20 May 1998 18:10:31 -0400 Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 18:10:31 -0400 From: "L-Soft list server at University at Albany (1.8c)" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: BEE-L: approval required (58C780) To: Aaron Morris <[log in to unmask]> This message was originally submitted by [log in to unmask] to the BEE-L list at CNSIBM.ALBANY.EDU. You can approve it using the "OK" mechanism, ignore it, or repost an edited copy. The message will expire automatically and you do not need to do anything if you just want to discard it. Please refer to the list owner's guide if you are not familiar with the "OK" mechanism; these instructions are being kept purposefully short for your convenience in processing large numbers of messages. ------------------ Original message (ID=58C780) (74 lines) -------------------- Return-Path: <[log in to unmask]> Received: from ALBNYVM1 (NJE origin SMTPIN1@ALBNYVM1) by CNSIBM.ALBANY.EDU (LMail V1.2c/1.8c) with BSMTP id 6524; Wed, 20 May 1998 18:10:30 -0400 Received: from mailhost.cas.utk.edu [128.169.76.44] by CNSIBM.ALBANY.EDU (IBM VM SMTP V2R4a) via TCP with SMTP ; Wed, 20 May 1998 18:10:29 EDT Received: from gis4.cas.utk.edu (GIS4.CAS.UTK.EDU [198.78.199.144]) by mailhost.cas.utk.edu (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id SAA23055 for <[log in to unmask]>; Wed, 20 May 1998 18:09:39 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 20 May 1998 18:09:37 -0400 (EDT) From: John A Skinner <[log in to unmask]> X-Sender: [log in to unmask] To: Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Bees / Drones / Insecticides In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> Message-ID: <[log in to unmask]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Rich, A few suggestions you may consider concerning question 2. below good luck, John John A. Skinner 218 Ellington Hall Extension Apiculturist University of Tennessee [log in to unmask] Knoxville, TN 37901 (423)974-7138 On Tue, 19 May 1998, Richard H. Glassford II wrote: > ... > 2. I have a small orchard with many squash plants under those trees. > Wild bees love to collect the pollen from the flowers. I am assuming > that my honey bees will do the same. The fruit trees will need to be > sprayed throughout the season. The hive is about 50 feet from the > trees. Will the over spray onto the squash plants affect the bees only > when it is wet. Are there certain kinds of pesticides that are less > lethal to the bees. I usually use diazinon and malathion for my apples > and cherries. > Native bees including the squash bee, Peponapis, will start to collect pollen very early-first light and your honey bees will punch their time clocks a half-hr later, if we can compare Utah and west TN. Check out when your squash flowers close up. The plants produce male and female flowers. pollen on males only, must be transferred to fruit producing female... The flowers are only open one day, usually begin to close in TN on a warm day at 9am and are closed tight by 11 or noon. After this time bees learn the storehouse is closed and stop visiting. On cold and or wet days the flowers may stay open longer. If spraying must be done, spray when the bees are not present - night or late afternoon. Diazanon and Malathion are both listed as highly toxic in a publication written by Larry Atkins and I would recommend that you choose something less toxic that will still do the job on the pest you are trying to control. This publication is probably available on the web and I can also snail mail one we have that has incorporated Larry's data into it, if you give me your address. I suggest you ask your county agent for suggestions of recommended materials in your local area.