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From: Aaron Morris
Sent: Friday, October 24, 2003 7:34 AM
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> If bees work the flowers of Buckwheat only in the morning
> then that is the
> time of day the plant releases nectar.  Simple.

Actually, that's backwards.  Buckwheat only produces nectar in the morning,
so that's when the bees work the flowers.  The nectaries shut down with the
heat of the days, and the bees become quite irritable when the tap shuts
off.

Aaron Morrris - thinking all nectar should be 24X7!

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