For Our Beekeepers

[xoxoxoBruce]

There doesn't seem to be a pattern when they come out, they fly off in all directions.

[nowhereman]

All that we plant are native for pollinators and butterflies. Mrs Nowhereman also raises monarchs and will be tagging them this year. Installed some new packages of bees this morning in the snow flurries. The other hives look good. Crazy weather.

[BigV]

Hey, I'm a beekeeper too! I have two bees. Here's one, the other has a home hanging above the deck.

[Griff]

Cute little dude, do you know what kind?

My ladies are hauling heavy loads into the hive. I have no idea what they've found.

[BigV]

checking....


in the meantime, let me just say I hate Pinterest.

[BigV]

google is not helping


but~~!

[xoxoxoBruce]

That looks like one of those venomous Nigerian Murder Bees that reproduce exponentially under decks.

[xoxoxoBruce]

All you bee keepers who are worrying about the future of not only your bees but all bees, I have the answer, plant pot.
Would I lie to you, my oldest and dearest friends... except for money or sex.

[BigV]

While trimming the grass around the irises I noticed this guy flying around. There were a few of them, not aggressive and seemed to be more interested in what they found down on the ground much more so than the blossoms in the area. Based on what I've learned from you guys here, I'd say this is a carpenter bee.

I have a couple other pics of him crawling on the ground but I like this action shot the best.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Yup...

[Griff]

I spotted these ladies on a large rock out-cropping in the woods. I think they're drinking water.

[fargon]

No Bees yet.

[Griff]

Let's be careful out there.


We saw these guys at The Haunt for Lil Griffs 21 BDay. Twas Cool

[xoxoxoBruce]

Wild Honeybees... independent, not beholden to the man, living free the way of the ancients.

[BigV]

Tracking the ‘Murder Hornet’: A Deadly Pest Has Reached North America

With queens that can grow to two inches long, Asian giant hornets can use mandibles shaped like spiked shark fins to wipe out a honeybee hive in a matter of hours, decapitating the bees and flying away with the thoraxes to feed their young. For larger targets, the hornet’s potent venom and stinger — long enough to puncture a beekeeping suit — make for an excruciating combination that victims have likened to hot metal driving into their skin.

In Japan, the hornets kill up to 50 people a year. Now, for the first time, they have arrived in the United States.

We're gonna need a bigger boat....