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The clean up crew came by right at dusk............ Munching on the dead bees.
buzzzzzzzzzz new adventure
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The bees are weather confused, they are around 3-4 weeks behind compared to last year. Running low on food even though we are feeding them a lot.
It will be interesting to see what happens as it warms up.
It will be interesting to see what happens as it warms up.
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Addy this is a fascinating thread! I have learned so much about bees. We used to have lots of honey bees around our yard, covering blooming shrubs like Ligustrum. I haven't seen a honey bee anywhere near us for several years. It makes me worry.
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I haven’t seen any honey bees yet, but there have been a few of the “bumble bee” types checking out flowers.
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No honey bees seen here yet either but the wasps are alive and well! Peach tree is just starting to get blooms so hope any kind of bees or wasps,flies, ants,birds, anything will come and get those blossoms pollinated.
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We have been so cold nothing has really been flying around except our bees when they could. No wasps yet.
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We were working the hives today, had to move two. Started around 5am............... a hot 84 right now, we went from using the heat to using the AC in exactly 24 hours.
While we had one of the hives open this poor very large bumble bee stumbled into the hive. What a mistake!
While we had one of the hives open this poor very large bumble bee stumbled into the hive. What a mistake!
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Oh dear 
Guess they viewed it as an intruder !
Guess they viewed it as an intruder !
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Yikes poor guy!
Wow! I guess "keep out" means "keep out"!
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Wow, he didn’t stand a chance!
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Poor bumblebee! Interesting to see how they react to an intruder though 
Interesting to see how they react to an intruder though
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lol they treat us like intruders every now and then. When we have a mean hive, or you bother them at night that is how they swarm out at us. We never go near them without being suited up. Some do bees in t shirts and shorts, not us, they can turn on you.Poor bumblebee!