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Re: Pollination of almonds in Spain
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Christine Gray <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 9 Dec 2003 09:32:15 -0000
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I am trying to find out how many
> honeybee colonies are used for almond pollination in Spain. Has anyone got
a clue?

Matt, what are u up to?  Are u trying to find out how many Osmia Rufa sticks
would be needed to supplant honeybees for almond pollination in Spain?

Honeybeekeepers, beware.   The 'enemy' is on the move.  (Only joking, Matt
is a lovely man - but the supremacy of honeybees as pollinators is being
challenged by Oxford Bee Company.  And Osmia do not sting - so are
attractive to farmers - and are around only for a short time each year, at
precisely the time farmers need them).

Robin Dartington

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