On 2-Jun-10, at 9:40 AM, Grant Gillard wrote:
> What are almonds? Two hives per acre? I
>
> I don't have a better analogy, but calling the almond pollination a
> feedlot doesn't really fit. If a bee will fly two miles (I don't
> have a reliable source for this statistic) that hive will cover
> over 8,000 acres of potential pollination. How many hives does it
> take to be 'crammed" into that 8,000 acre location? Hardly a feedlot.
>
>
Hi Grant and all
I've not seen the almond farms . You imply that the beekeeper drops
2 hives per acre. I would doubt that the beekeeper would make 1000
drops on a 1000 acre farm. More likely 20 drops of 100(still a
crowd). Please correct me if I'm wrong(Bob Randy others?) Then
there are the holding yards with many thousands of hives before and
after the bloom. Sounds like a hog barn to me
Bob Darrell
Caledon Ontario
Canada
44N80W
Getting more than our share of sunny 30C days, hives busting at the
seams
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