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Peter Borst <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:41:31 -0400
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Brian Fredericksen wrote:

>am I missing something here, I'm under the impression that the crops
I listed are all wind or non- bee pollinated and would have no impact
if bees were not available. or perhaps the seed production of some of
these rely on bees?

You should check out:
Insect Pollination Of Cultivated Crop Plants
by S.E. McGregor, USDA
http://gears.tucson.ars.ag.gov/book/

* * *

* The press and certain people in the industry are greatly
exaggerating the importance of bee pollination. A woman on NPR stated
that MOST food crops require bees and even meat is affected because of
the GRAIN. McGregor is a little more moderate when he states:

> Table 1 lists the cultivated crop plants, discussed herein, that are dependent upon or benefited by insect pollination. These plants provide about 15 percent of our diet.

* Unfortunately Table 1 was not included in the online version

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pb

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