"Keith B. Forsyth" wrote: > Pellett, p.178, states that hazelnut produces some pollen and is valuable > where there is a scarcity of early pollen producing plants. Have found this thread quite interesting, especially since my wife and I intend moving to Oregon/Washington soon to begin our second careers, and she has a food allergy to hazelnuts. Can anyone advise me as to the chances she will also be allergic to the inhaled pollen, since I may end up working with bees in the filbert center of the U.S. ??? -John Edwards, USDA-ARS Bee Lab, Tucson, Arizona