[Pollinator] More INFO on Honey Bees in Victoria BC Canada

[Jen Marks]

Please send any responses to: karenandlouis at telus.net

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Karen Bill" <karenandlouis at telus.net>
> To: "Jen Marks" <jm at coevolution.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 11:04 AM
> Subject: RE: [Pollinator] NEED INFO on Honey Bees in Victoria BC Canada
>
>
> > Are there any positive evidence that honey bees can help protect
> endangered wild flowers or other plants?
> >
> > Especially in parks or reserves.
> >
> > Most appreciated about Bombus bees, but the focus of the argument is
about
> the presence of honey bees (Apis Mellifera) for flora
> > conservation. Anything good about the honey bees and the environment?
> >
> > Do you have any thoughts?
> >
> > Please and thank you so much.
> >
> > Louis Audette
> > karenandlouis at telus.net
> >
> > >>-----Original Message-----
> > >>From: Jen Marks [mailto:jm at coevolution.org]
> > >>Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 9:46 AM
> > >>To: karenandlouis at telus.net
> > >>Subject: Fw: [Pollinator] NEED INFO on Honey Bees in Victoria BC
Canada
> > >>Importance: High
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>----- Original Message -----
> > >>From: "Chip Taylor" <chip at ku.edu>
> > >>To: "Jen Marks" <jm at coevolution.org>
> > >>Sent: Friday, November 17, 2006 9:40 AM
> > >>Subject: Re: [Pollinator] NEED INFO on Honey Bees in Victoria BC
Canada
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>> It would be much better to promote the use of native Bombus and
other
> > >>> solitary bees in such locations. If there is an immediate or near
> > >>> crisis, there should be a way to augment Bombus by providing nesting
> > >>> boxes. There are several on this list who have experience working
> > >>> with Bombus in these kinds of habitats.
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