At 05:01 PM 7/28/97 -0600, you wrote: >"Research to select alfalfa plants with increased nectar production has >been successful, thereby suggesting the possibility of someday producing >cultivars specifically for use as be pasture (Teuber and Barnes >1979)."-----from Forages the Science of Grassland Agriculture. Forth >Edition. Iowa State University Press. > >Dear List Members: > > Does anyone know of alfalfa varieties available that are really good >for nectar production. Thank you. > I don't know about nectar production but I was interested to read some 2 years ago a newspaper report of a prostrate alfalfa developed for road verges in Australia. It was hoped local government would consider this a blessing as it did not require mowing or other maintenance.. Have never heard anything more about it. Betty McAdam HOG BAY APIARY Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island j.h. & e. mcadam<[log in to unmask] http://kigateway.eastend.com.au/hogbay/hogbay1.htm