Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: Black Agnes

I spent a few days camping in a national forest earlier this month. The location was at least 10 miles in all directions from any commercial agriculture and there was no phone service.

The wild honeybees were thick as flies at the campsite.


33 posted on 07/03/2013 10:11:17 AM PDT by Rebelbase (Our parents: The Greatest Generation. Their kids and grand kids: The Stupidest.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies ]


To: Rebelbase

Well, at least there might be a source of replacement bees if things get really bad.

We live fairly far away (2 or 3 miles at least) from any commercial agriculture and this is the first year we’ve had a problem. My parents, 60m away, have a problem this year too. My mother has grown squash there for 60 years and this is the first year she’s ever had problems with pollination. I had to explain squash sex to her and she’s having to pollinate by hand now too. And she lives in the country.

None of the little old people who garden can remember having to hand pollinate their squash.


39 posted on 07/03/2013 10:15:05 AM PDT by Black Agnes
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 33 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson