This is a very pleasant location for bee hives. However, for the bees, it’s a green wasteland. Manicured lawns look nice to humans but we need to remember that such areas have a limited carrying capacity for wildlife.
This is a very pleasant location for bee hives. However, for the bees, it’s a green wasteland. Manicured lawns look nice to humans but we need to remember that such areas have a limited carrying capacity for wildlife.
An Observation
If you leave a truck in the field – loaded with bees for pollination – be prepared for critters to invade the truck and build nests on/in the truck. Worse, expect them to destroy electrical wiring harnesses. This is the fourth year I have left the truck in the orchard for 10-14 days, [...]