For Our Beekeepers - Page 12

Gravdigr · 05-19-2020, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sexobon

The difference between bees and the Borg is bees can give you hives [/double entendre].

(the Borg just assimilate you into one)

Ah, but the Borg possess a hive-mind.

ETA: Nevermind, I see what you did now. Maybe, a triple entendre?

xoxoxoBruce · 06-20-2020, 01:50 AM

Honeybee Queens tooting and quacking is communication with the workers.
Really, would I lie to you, listen.
When the new queens are ready to be released from their brood cells they quack.
The reigning queen toots as long as she is there.
When she takes off to start a new hive the tooting stops and the workers release a
quacking queen who immediately starts tooting to signal the workers to not release
another queen unless they want a death match.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-03-2020, 12:22 AM

Bees have conservative guard bees spoiling the fun, too.

Griff · 07-03-2020, 08:52 AM

One of my ladies working a milkweed.

Diaphone Jim · 07-10-2020, 10:45 AM

Today's Earth Science Pic:
https://epod.usra.edu/blog/2020/07/c...orbiculae.html

And more from a neat bee page:

https://thehoneybeeconservancy.org/2...pollen-basket/

xoxoxoBruce · 07-20-2020, 02:52 AM

Honey harvested in different seasons, looks different, and tastes different.

Griff · 07-20-2020, 06:17 AM

The old saying is: A swarm in May is worth a load of hay; a swarm in June is worth a silver spoon; a swarm in July isn't worth a fly.

It looks like I caught a swarm yesterday, if so I'll need to get them built up for winter.

nowhereman · 07-21-2020, 06:33 AM

I always figured if I had the woodenware ready, why not grab the swarm? There's a chance they will do well. If not, no harm, no foul. 80% of wild swarms do not survive.

Griff · 07-21-2020, 06:36 AM

Absolutely, but I'm pretty sure they took off so problem solved.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-24-2020, 01:01 AM

You have the house, they decide if they want to live there or not.

nowhereman had the best honey I've ever tasted, and believe me, that's a sizeable amount.

nowhereman · 07-24-2020, 12:30 PM

I'll tell the girls their efforts were appreciated. Spun out about 140 pounds last weekend. Still have to design this year's labels and order bottles.

Griff · 07-25-2020, 08:23 AM

Nice haul! I feel like you're a lot more committed to this than me.

captainhook455 · 07-25-2020, 01:32 PM

We have clover honey here dark and delicious.

Sent from my moto g(7) supra using Tapatalk

xoxoxoBruce · 08-13-2020, 11:20 AM

A very strange bee...

Clodfobble · 08-13-2020, 01:11 PM

We talked about that little guy/gal this week on the Damn Interesting Week podcast! (Past tense because it's already recorded, but it won't post online until Friday.) Bilateral gynandromorphism is when the traits split down the middle, mosaic gyndandromorphism is where they're all mixed up as they are here. But the yellow eyes are actually a completely separate mutation--this bee got two incredibly-rare hits in one! (Also, it's dead now.)

06-20-2020, 01:50 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Honeybee Queens tooting and quacking is communication with the workers. Really, would I lie to you, listen. When the new queens are ready to be released from their brood cells they quack. The reigning queen toots as long as she is there. When she takes off to start a new hive the tooting stops and the workers release a quacking queen who immediately starts tooting to signal the workers to not release another queen unless they want a death match. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-03-2020, 12:22 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Bees have conservative guard bees spoiling the fun, too. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-03-2020, 08:52 AM	#4
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	One of my ladies working a milkweed. Attached Images __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-20-2020, 02:52 AM	#6
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Honey harvested in different seasons, looks different, and tastes different. Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-20-2020, 06:17 AM	#7
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	The old saying is: A swarm in May is worth a load of hay; a swarm in June is worth a silver spoon; a swarm in July isn't worth a fly. It looks like I caught a swarm yesterday, if so I'll need to get them built up for winter. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-10-2020, 10:45 AM	#5
Diaphone Jim Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,122	Today's Earth Science Pic: https://epod.usra.edu/blog/2020/07/c...orbiculae.html And more from a neat bee page: https://thehoneybeeconservancy.org/2...pollen-basket/

07-21-2020, 06:33 AM	#8
nowhereman sliding down the razor blade of life Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: just over the edge Posts: 228	I always figured if I had the woodenware ready, why not grab the swarm? There's a chance they will do well. If not, no harm, no foul. 80% of wild swarms do not survive.

07-21-2020, 06:36 AM	#9
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Absolutely, but I'm pretty sure they took off so problem solved. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-24-2020, 01:01 AM	#10
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You have the house, they decide if they want to live there or not. nowhereman had the best honey I've ever tasted, and believe me, that's a sizeable amount. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-24-2020, 12:30 PM	#11
nowhereman sliding down the razor blade of life Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: just over the edge Posts: 228	I'll tell the girls their efforts were appreciated. Spun out about 140 pounds last weekend. Still have to design this year's labels and order bottles.

07-25-2020, 08:23 AM	#12
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Nice haul! I feel like you're a lot more committed to this than me. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-25-2020, 01:32 PM	#13
captainhook455 Rapscallion Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 1,357	We have clover honey here dark and delicious. Sent from my moto g(7) supra using Tapatalk

08-13-2020, 11:20 AM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	A very strange bee... Attached Images __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

08-13-2020, 01:11 PM	#15
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	We talked about that little guy/gal this week on the Damn Interesting Week podcast! (Past tense because it's already recorded, but it won't post online until Friday.) Bilateral gynandromorphism is when the traits split down the middle, mosaic gyndandromorphism is where they're all mixed up as they are here. But the yellow eyes are actually a completely separate mutation--this bee got two incredibly-rare hits in one! (Also, it's dead now.) __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

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