Re: bees and mites and things that fly

BREWER_CHARLES@ecomail.damneck.navy.mil
Fri, 26 Jul 1996 16:27:41 -0400

Zachary,
Keep in mind that, although honey bees are the biggest pollinators
that we have, other insects also pollinate flowers. Pollination goes
on during the day as well as during the night. Try going outside one
night and view your CPs. You will be amazed as to the amount of nectar
collecting and feeding insects that gather around CPs. There is a
whole different world of insects at night.
Charles

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Are these mites killing off bumble bees as well?

There were quite a few bumble bees in the yard in spring. There don't
seem to be very many around now. I'm finding them dead on the ground
in numbers more consistent with late Fall.

We have a bumble bee hive in our fence. There's hardly any activity
coming out of it. Bumble Bees have used that fence for the past
eleven years.

I've seen ONE!! honney bee all year in our yard. When I was little, I
used to shoot them out of the air with water spray bottles for fun
(half the fun was not getting stung) they were so numerous.

--Zachary--