In a message dated 18/10/2015 17:11:19 GMT Standard Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:
Not either of them but it would be because of a couple of factors, one
bees can and do feed almost exclusively on them during bloom, meaning
they get more exposre than any other plant.
This mail was about canola (oilseed rape). I attended a lecture a couple
of years ago delivered by Norman Carreck of Sussex University (UK) . He
showed an aerial photo of the area in which the monitored hives were placed:
it was very VERY yellow with OSR/Canola and yet the bees were bringing in
pollen from 14 different species of plant.
Chris
***********************************************
The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned
LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to:
http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html