http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2007/12/some-wise-words-on-bees-and-ccd/ Heirloom gardening and the lives of Pat 'n' Steph Sun, 20 May 2012 13:37:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://bifurcatedcarrots.eu/2007/12/some-wise-words-on-bees-and-ccd/comment-page-1/#comment-34190 Jo Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:15:17 +0000 http://www.patnsteph.net/weblog/?p=253#comment-34190 I will have to watch this. We have been affected directly by CCD. I think attitudes have a lot to do with the problem. Talking to a older gentleman keeper here in North Carolina where the nectar flow season is shockingly short, he stated, "The problem is that the bees get most of their food from the trees." I put for the comment that perhaps beekeepers should plant more annual and perennial bee plants and encourage friends and neighbors to do the same. He then expounded on the vast numbers required to do anything without acknowledging that a step in the right direction is a step in the right direction! Very frustrating. =o( I will have to watch this. We have been affected directly by CCD. I think attitudes have a lot to do with the problem. Talking to a older gentleman keeper here in North Carolina where the nectar flow season is shockingly short, he stated, “The problem is that the bees get most of their food from the trees.” I put for the comment that perhaps beekeepers should plant more annual and perennial bee plants and encourage friends and neighbors to do the same. He then expounded on the vast numbers required to do anything without acknowledging that a step in the right direction is a step in the right direction! Very frustrating. =o(

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