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Holland, Indiana (SW IN) | Rented quite a few acres to a watermelon grower ---I was scared had 250 acres of soybeans right next to the watermelons
Watermelons had 3 hives per acre to pollinate them In our case 900 hives --I'd hate to guess the value of 900 hives
Watermelon guy said don't worry we sprayed dicamba one spraying --then fungicide with insecticide at R3 in a field with 25' to the watermelons
Watermelons were East of our soybeans winds in our area usually from the west
Bees lived --we didn't kill any watermelons ---
Good luck hope your results are the same
Dan
Add but I'm not sure bees prefer Watermelon flowers to bean flowers OR if we killed some bees
Edited by Dan Loehr 7/31/2025 16:10
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How far away of bee boxes do you need to be
