The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #133205   Message #3019687
Posted By: josepp
30-Oct-10 - 10:16 PM
Thread Name: BS: Possible cause of CCD-Colony Collapse Disorder
Subject: RE: BS: Possible cause of CCD-Colony Collapse Disorder
///Our wild honeybees are present and busy in healthy numbers on our farm from early March through October. At the same time we place high value on our native Mason bees////

Yes, I know that they are searching for a replacement of the honeybee I don't know if Mason bees exist in enough numbers plus they don't make honey. Other wild bees are unaffected by Varroa mites which have nearly destroyed wild honeybees. Where I live, we used to have wild hives in wooded areas but not now. I haven't seen honeybees in this area for years.

Mason bees can be a great supplement but we need to save the honeybee and that means making the public aware of just how important they are and how much we depend on them.