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Steve in France · 10-21-2007, 10:11 AM

I thought Bumblebees would do better with the decline of Honey Bees but I guess not. In my garden in France there are many Bumblebees and the pollinate everything , Honey Bees are almost absent because of Varoa. Here in Bethesda there seems to be a few Bumblebees but no great numbers and they have disapeared now , I would have thought they would not have died off until the first frost. I was hoping that Bumblebees would be fertilizing my Red Thalia at the moment but there seems to be no pollinating insects about.
Thanks for the information on the Bumblebees , I'll keep an eye open for more info in the future.
Later
Steve

10-21-2007, 10:11 AM	#4 (permalink)
Steve in France Senior Member Steve in France's Photo Gallery Location: Bethesda, MD Find me on the map! Zone: zone: it says 6 to 8 Name: Steve in France Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 381 BananaBucks : 110,524 Feedback: 12 / 93% Said "Thanks" 1 Times Was Thanked 52 Times in 28 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 0 Times	Re: Bumble bee could suffer the same fate as honey bees! I thought Bumblebees would do better with the decline of Honey Bees but I guess not. In my garden in France there are many Bumblebees and the pollinate everything , Honey Bees are almost absent because of Varoa. Here in Bethesda there seems to be a few Bumblebees but no great numbers and they have disapeared now , I would have thought they would not have died off until the first frost. I was hoping that Bumblebees would be fertilizing my Red Thalia at the moment but there seems to be no pollinating insects about. Thanks for the information on the Bumblebees , I'll keep an eye open for more info in the future. Later Steve __________________ Always looking for a lost pup