« Last post by Lesgold on March 14, 2024, 04:18:14 pm »
That sounds about right. I do a lot of fishing off the beach or out of my boat. If you could imagine the rush of hooking and fighting a big fish and multiply the feeling by 100, that would get you close to how you feel when you find a nice piece of gold. Gold fever is an incurable disease.
« Last post by The15thMember on March 14, 2024, 04:16:40 pm »
I thought of that, but she doesn't have the shovel nose of the dung beetles (although maybe some females don't), nor that "linebacker" looking pronotum (the thorax section above the wing casings). We see dung beetles on our farm all the time, and they also usually reflexively dig between our fingers when we pick them up, and she didn't do that. My biggest concern is that maybe she was only reflecting green in the sun, and if she hadn't been in direct sunlight, she might just be shiny black. Here's a picture of a rainbow dung beetle for contrast.
« Last post by Bob Wilson on March 14, 2024, 03:43:39 pm »
15 Member You are right. I was speaking of honey bees. Let us not forget flowering sources for native bees. As far as taste, tulip poplar comes across as springtime floral to me. A good generic, neither strong nor mild. Of course, living in/near subdivisions, there are a lot of other nectars mixed in with it. Flowering pear, cherry, holly, privet, laurel, etc.
« Last post by Salvo on March 14, 2024, 03:41:36 pm »
Hi Beesuit,
I started your survey,... and got bogged down at *How often do you wear a beesuit?*
I ALWAYS wear a veil. Sometimes I'm in shorts and tee shirt. But I ALWAYS wear a veil.
So I got bogged down there.
I have a lightweight cotton gabardine jacket that is very old but still works. I tuck my veil under the jacket collar. I mostly am wearing long trousers such as dungarees (you may have to google that obscure term).
I also have a full suit with integral *fencing* veil made by ULTRA BREEZE. It was expensive years ago when my wife bought it for me. I seldom have to wear that, once or twice a season during harvest at most.
This is a relaxing, fun hobby for me. It is a burden for me to *suit up* every time for maybe just a quick look. I can wait for *meany bees* to settle down a day or two to check something (my bees are seldom mean). Also!!! A beekeeper need not go too *deep* into his or her hives very often.
I mentor, and I am always prepared for just about anything at a mentees hive, but I don't include my full suit in my traveling clothes.
Consider further defining the term *beesuit*. It's not the same for everyone.
« Last post by The15thMember on March 14, 2024, 03:12:24 pm »
Welcome to Beemaster, Beaufort students! I took your survey. Feel free to ask us any questions outside your survey as well, if you'd like any more information.
« Last post by The15thMember on March 14, 2024, 03:04:08 pm »
*Sigh*, no, and that's exactly what my dad said when I picked it up. Here's a Japanese beetle up close along with this beetle. Notice the different colors and the different head. Also this beetle had soil caked on its legs, indicating it digs, which is something Japanese beetle adults don't do, to my knowledge. Plus this beetles was 2-3 times larger than a Japanese beetle.
« Last post by Beesuit123 on March 14, 2024, 02:10:42 pm »
Hey everyone, we are a team of students from Beaufort High School. For our Engineering Design and Development class (EDD), we have to engineer a solution to a real-world problem. To determine whether our proposed problem is worth solving, we ask you to please fill out our survey--all responses and feedback are appreciated. Thank you!