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>> cared for a base population capable of
>> producing a "commercially deployable"
>> number of solitary bees for multiple years
> When was that, really?
Mid 1990s through 2002 or so when I gave it up as a distraction from the
mainline business of Farmageddon, honey bees. The initial "Batra-sourced"
stock came from Bill and Nancy Troup of MD, who were using an old doghouse
as their "bee hotel", and had some direct descendants of Suzanne's Japanese
Hornfaced Bee stock. I tested them in orchards ranging from the NC/VA
border up to the Charlottesville VA area, and all orchards were on the
eastern slope of the Blue Ridge, from 800 feet to 2000 feet. Also tried
some others, but I held out the most hope for the Hornfaced. (I was
optimistic, enthusiastic, gullible...)
What are your first-hand experiences with deploying solitary bees for
pollination, if any?
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