tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post1075346317108979400..comments2024-03-25T07:48:39.923-07:00Comments on Xtremehorticulture of the Desert: Amargosa Valley Fruit Tree Selection for BeesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-13026965175911907622013-10-25T08:26:24.446-07:002013-10-25T08:26:24.446-07:00Great comment, Dave. I agree wholehartedly. From n...Great comment, Dave. I agree wholehartedly. From now on I will be more careful in word selection. Words are everything when we communicate in print.Xtremehorthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853242804620705710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-36424690055297962532013-10-25T07:02:14.923-07:002013-10-25T07:02:14.923-07:00In reading this article, I'm pleased to see th...In reading this article, I'm pleased to see that people realize the value of bees on crops. Sometimes word choice creates poor impressions to the reader. In the photo caption on leafcutters, the word "Leafcutter bee damage" might be reworded. Damage suggests that the tree can fail due to this bit of nesting material harvesting... Rather, a better word might be "leafcutter Davehttp://www.crownbees.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7178251735693144694.post-70577041700578095922013-10-24T15:55:31.656-07:002013-10-24T15:55:31.656-07:00You can get bee friendly wild flower mixes (get sp...You can get bee friendly wild flower mixes (get species prevalent to your area) to keep them in near year round pollen/nectar. Bees are nuts about herb flowers too.I would make the area either in your orchard or in between the hives and the orchard and on a level ground that allows mowing the flowers down during fruit tree flowering time so the bees won't be focusing on possibly more Fascist Nationhttp://freedomsphoenix.comnoreply@blogger.com