Return-Path: <[log in to unmask]> Received: from ALBNYVM1 (NJE origin SMTPIN2@ALBNYVM1) by CNSIBM.ALBANY.EDU (LMail V1.2c/1.8c) with BSMTP id 1854; Mon, 10 Aug 1998 13:59:14 -0400 Received: from rock.icd.com [209.81.223.1] by CNSIBM.ALBANY.EDU (IBM VM SMTP V2R4a) via TCP with SMTP ; Mon, 10 Aug 1998 13:59:14 EDT Received: from tom.icd.com (tom.icd.com [209.81.223.5]) by rock.icd.com (8.8.7/8.8.7) with SMTP id MAA17181 for <[log in to unmask]>; Mon, 10 Aug 1998 12:51:04 -0500 Message-Id: <[log in to unmask]> X-Sender: [log in to unmask] X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 3.0.3 (32) Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 12:59:00 -0500 To: Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]> From: "Thomas D. Harker" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: Queen cells In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" At 09:48 AM 8/10/98 -0400, you wrote: >Also,RE highbush blueberry pollination... > ... info he has received,concluded that bumblebees are better >pollinators of highbush berries. > >Any wisdom you could share would bee appreciated. Bumblebees (Bombus) also work my raspberries better than my honeybees. I noticed an increase in Bombus over the past couple years since I started composting my leaves in the fall. I think the compost is creating an environment that is healthy for Bombus since they nest under ground. This year was a bumper crop for my raspberries and Bombus. Perhaps your Blueberry grower friend changed something else besides the honey bees this year. Tom