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JONESBORO - The bumblebee, a true Maine native, is black and yellow, hairy and large. Already this spring, they are active at Hatch Knoll Farm, an organic berry farm.
Bees are the most important pollinators in wild blueberry and other agricultural landscapes in Maine. Despite the concerns of the massive, conventional blueberry producers that the bee population is waning, Peter and Debbie Aldridge say that since they switched to organic growing, the bees are thriving.See the full content of this document
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Organic Berry Growers Say Bumblebees Thriving
Every year since 2003, the Aldridges have ordered six colonies of bumblebees through the mail. The boxes, divided int...
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