> , but have this question: what would be an appropriate hive density for
> this 3 acre patch for adequate pollination? I have only one hive that I'd
> be able to contribute. Woefully inadequate?
>
Check Google Earth or any good satellite viewer. Then draw a 2 mile circle
around the apiary and see what is there. That is minimally what is
available, not the apiary land. You can easily discern where flowering
plants would be available- open fields compared to forests.
Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine.
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