By Sy Maher It’s time to start thinking about wild bees again. Since the 1950’s native bees have been severely reduced because of industrial farming and the use of pesticides. Neonicotinoids are the culprit and are used in agriculture, nurseries plants, landscaping and kill every type of insect coming into contact with it. Neonicotinoids are […]
By Sy Maher Queen Bee The hive is a complex environment even though there are only three types of honey bees. The drones, the workers, and the queen. Drones (males) hatch out of unfertilized eggs, Workers and queens are females and born out of fertilized eggs. We will get to the other bees later although […]
Edited by Sy Maher Bumblebees, Excellent Pollinators! Bumblebees, are marvelously fuzzy and pick up pollen effortlessly to distribute to other plants Even though they’ve earned their name aimlessly bumbling around in the garden, bumblebees are super-fast and super-efficient pollinators! They prefer to forage for pollen that’s rich in protein rather than nectar, and can even detect which […]
The Leaf Cutter Bee While out in the garden the other day I saw this green thing zip by me. Upon further investigation this what I saw. You can see the leaf cutter bee going into this wall hole with a little piece of leaf. If you have leaves with these almost perfect […]
Bees are just amazing! Here is the link Wow! Two tablespoons of honey to fly around the world. link Interesting fact about bees and serial behavior link Cuddle death… hmmmmm this is an interesting fact….. Ouch…. 2000 eggs PER DAY!!! Here is their Facebook page I don’t think I would make it to the grocery store! Here is […]
We are constantly online searching for information to help us with our bees. This is a new venture for us, and we are always learning, and always seeking ways to care for our bees. The internet is a wealth of information, and there are countless sites to visit. I am always in awe of what […]