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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => DISEASE & PEST CONTROL => Topic started by: brit.thebee on May 29, 2007, 07:00:25 pm

Title: White Stuff
Post by: brit.thebee on May 29, 2007, 07:00:25 pm

On one of my hives the bees are coming home with this whitish stuff on their backs.  Not all of them have it and none of the other hives do.  Could it just be the color pollen they're getting into?  The pollen they're bringing home is both orangey and a lighter color.   

Title: Re: White Stuff
Post by: Mici on May 29, 2007, 07:03:52 pm

they could be gathering nectar from plants that have inferior pollen but of white colour.
just can't imagine anything else than pollen. let's see what others have to say.

Title: Re: White Stuff
Post by: doak on May 29, 2007, 07:12:31 pm

I had mine come in one time solid yellow. Some flowers have so much pollen, the bees will get covered alllll overrr.
doak

Title: Re: White Stuff
Post by: Mici on May 29, 2007, 08:00:06 pm

on the other hand...maybe they're doing a job under the table, smugglin some kokain...

Title: Re: White Stuff
Post by: brit.thebee on May 29, 2007, 08:43:35 pm

Well they have been working REALLY fast

Title: Re: White Stuff
Post by: Moonshae on May 29, 2007, 09:21:24 pm

Are you sure it's not just wax?

Title: Re: White Stuff
Post by: qa33010 on June 02, 2007, 01:37:54 am

   They going through a carwash and getting hot waxed but not shined?

Title: Re: White Stuff
Post by: dlmarti on June 02, 2007, 01:54:30 am

Crack Bees?  :-D

I know they have crack spiders (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHzdsFiBbFc)