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Offline JP

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Awesome Swarm Pictures---May 29, 2009
« on: May 29, 2009, 11:46:19 pm »
This may be some of the coolest bees pics I've ever taken.

Pics http://picasaweb.google.com/pyxicephalus/May292009#

I really studied these bees today, hygenic behavior they got!

I know its a small picture but enlarge it if you can

I watched this bee come to the landing board with a small chunk of fresh white comb in her mouth. At first I thought it to be a fresh wax scale sloughed off but clearly it is too large for that.

My best guess is that it was a piece of fresh formed wax from the underside of the steel beam they had rested upon and this girl was toting it into the new hive location after having dislodged it, ain't she a smart one!

Hope y'all enjoy the pics, I sure am!


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Offline G3farms

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Re: Awesome Swarm Pictures---May 29, 2009
« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2009, 11:54:19 pm »
that was a good catch, I love to watch them march into a box.

How did you get them moving, find the queen or lemon grass?

G3
those hot bees will have you steppin and a fetchin like your heads on fire and your keister is a catchin!!!

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Re: Awesome Swarm Pictures---May 29, 2009
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2009, 12:02:33 am »
that was a good catch, I love to watch them march into a box.

How did you get them moving, find the queen or lemon grass?

G3

Never did see the queen, dumped handfulls of bees in the box, then set it atop the trailer. I always use lemongrass.


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Re: Awesome Swarm Pictures---May 29, 2009
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2009, 12:12:29 am »
Wow oh Wow, yes I believe these are some photos you have taken this time JP. I just love number 14, 15 and 16.They look like little zebras or something. 


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Re: Awesome Swarm Pictures---May 29, 2009
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2009, 12:21:01 am »
I love seeing the photos of them all fanning in unison.
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Re: Awesome Swarm Pictures---May 29, 2009
« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2009, 12:51:10 am »
JP You live up to to nickname "The Swarm King"

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Re: Awesome Swarm Pictures---May 29, 2009
« Reply #6 on: June 04, 2009, 12:40:55 am »
JP, oh yea, those were some pretty cool pics that you took.  I love the way the bees all line up like that, their teeny weeny butts sticking way up in the air, cutie pies!!!   :) :) :)   Beautiful days, love and live them, health.  Cindi
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