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Plumber
Joined: 15 Mar 2005
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Location: Sherman,TEXAS
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| Posted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 12:39 pm Post subject: bees,bats,martins |
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| i am a beekeeper and would like to know if purple martins will eat my bees, thanks plumber |
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Birdzilla
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Location: mckinney,TEXAS
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| Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 10:23 pm Post subject: Bees and martins |
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I checked with Louise Chambers, Ed. Director of the Purple Martin Conservation Association. Here is the scoop.
"Bees and martins are okay - we know of many martin landlords who are also beekeepers - martins will eat some drones but will not concentrate on picking off bees as they fly off from hive, etc. Martins are very eclectic
about what they eat, and don't focus on any one food source in particular." |
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Plumber
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Location: Sherman,TEXAS
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| Posted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 5:11 pm Post subject: bees and martins |
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| thanks birdzilla for the response, i have received several responses and every one of them are different,but it sounds like you went to the right person and it makes sense to me. i appreciate it. plumber |
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