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 Post subject: bees,bats,martins
PostPosted: Sat Mar 19, 2005 12:39 pm 
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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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 Post subject: Bees and martins
PostPosted: Mon Mar 21, 2005 10:23 pm 
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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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 Post subject: bees and martins
PostPosted: Tue Mar 22, 2005 5:11 pm 
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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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