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TygrBright

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Wed Feb-07-07 12:10 AM
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21. Orchardists are going to carpenter bees...

...which are not as efficient but much tougher and non-aggressive. Don't know if they're native or not. I had them back in MD, they were fun to watch, never looked as though they should be able to fly at all. Aerodynamically, it looked impossible.

I did have to replace a couple of fence rails when they got too 'lived-in' but it was a cheap price to pay for all those hard-working pollinators.

Carpenter bees don't produce honey, though.

worriedly,
Bright

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