Dave Smith wrote:
....
> I keep hearing about the plight of the bee population but this year
> seems to be a good one for them. I can't remember ever seeing as many
> bees as we have this year. That is a good thing for pollination, and
> even better for honey production.

we have plenty of honey bees around with all the hives
a beekeeper put out back, but the native bees are in
shorter supply (and bugs in general seem very lacking).


songbird