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Re: Almond yield and honeybees
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Geoff Manning <[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, 13 Oct 2009 22:30:59 +1000
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob Benson"

> My question is: By what % would the almond yield drop if honeybees did not
> pollinate them?

Although not up to date, part of the answer is here-

http://www.fao.org/docrep/x5337e/x5337e02.htm

Spanish beekeepers we recently visited indicaed that there was no paid 
pollination of almonds in Spain.  In fact they seemed somewhat bemused by 
the idea.

Geoff Manning

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