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Nice lawn – but not for bees

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.

Mice in my truck

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, [...]