randy oliver wrote:
>
> Not likely, with the total absence of other flowering plants in and 
> around the almond orchard.
Even worse than that. Check the economics to have the numbers needed to 
do the job and how to get those numbers from native pollinators. They do 
not spring out of the earth.

Bob had an interesting post on his experiences.

I really have trouble listening to some of these academics who never 
"worked" a day in their lives. They have no concept of profit and loss 
or how to run a business. I ran into this mind set when I took a 
graduate degree in business. The good profs were those who left for a 
while and entered the business world and found out it was not according 
to theory. They had to revise their thinking and teaching. They also 
went back to teach, since it paid more with less stress.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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