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[GirlWithWolf]

500 water rescues just in our area... with over 5000 emergency 911 calls... 100's of thousands here without power.... on and on and on.

Sorry you and others are going through that and wishing you safety. Nature is a powerful beast.

 

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[pepperj]

I dont have the energy... and sure as shit dont know how to get phone picture to THIS place.

Oh come on what a lame excuse.
So lame it limps lame. Geez

Ok you luddite
Click on attach files bottom left with the paperclip.

Then your 3 choice menu pops up.
The top you can find a picture or file in recent.

The next one can be this.

Or the other selection.

 

[Chilli]

Good to see everyone made it through the hurricane. 👍👍

 

[Chilli]

Some wild bees in a Gumtree hollow yesterday.

 

[releventchair]

Some wild bees in a Gumtree hollow yesterday.
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Congrats!

Bee Lining Box | Betterbee

Beelining is the time-honored tradition of using the beeline' or flightpath of foragers returning to the hive to help locate the hive. Bee hunters used the beelining box to capture foragers on flowers.

www.betterbee.com

 

[Oregon Viking]

Glad you Florida guys are OK, I hope the damage is fixable and minimal.

 

[Oregon Viking]

 

[Oregon Viking]

A few posts back we were talking about Madonna and Cyndi Lauper. Ehhh No thanks!
Gwen? Yes please!!!!

 

[Oregon Viking]

 

[Oregon Viking]

 

[Chilli]

Congrats!

Bee Lining Box | Betterbee

Beelining is the time-honored tradition of using the beeline' or flightpath of foragers returning to the hive to help locate the hive. Bee hunters used the beelining box to capture foragers on flowers.

www.betterbee.com

That's really clever.

 

[ARC]

What a week... i am off... thanks for all the kind words...
c u n a.m

 

[releventchair]

That's really clever.

I've watched bees and hornets repeatedly around the house and located nests that way. No honey bees though.

One old account had a guy feeding them honey on/in a small wood box. Maybe the lid was loose and put on after a bee started feeding
Flour (i think flour?) was in there too and when shook gently the bee was more visible as it left.

What really matters though with or without a "box" is that when a worker bee is loaded , it heads straight for the hive.
So where the watcher loses sight of a bee they were watching leave , is where the pursuit begins from all over again.
When more are sighted "lining out" along a being watched loaded bee's route...You're getting closer.

Honey bees were not native to the U.S.A.
But they stayed a step ahead of the Westward migration of settlements. not far obviously , but some natives allegedly called them "white mans flies."

Honey Hunters of the Past

Honey hunters collect honey from wild bee colonies and this ancient custom is still practiced by aboriginal societies in Africa, Asia, Australia, and South America. In some ancient cultures, hunting for honey was considered a competitive sport like hunting animals and fishing. Not only was honey...

bee-america.com

 

[Oregon Viking]

I've watched bees and hornets repeatedly around the house and located nests that way. No honey bees though.

One old account had a guy feeding them honey on/in a small wood box. Maybe the lid was loose and put on after a bee started feeding
Flour (i think flour?) was in there too and when shook gently the bee was more visible as it left.

What really matters though with or without a "box" is that when a worker bee is loaded , it heads straight for the hive.
So where the watcher loses sight of a bee they were watching leave , is where the pursuit begins from all over again.
When more are sighted "lining out" along a being watched loaded bee's route...You're getting closer.

Honey bees were not native to the U.S.A.
But they stayed a step ahead of the Westward migration of settlements. not far obviously , but some natives allegedly called them "white mans flies."

Honey Hunters of the Past

Honey hunters collect honey from wild bee colonies and this ancient custom is still practiced by aboriginal societies in Africa, Asia, Australia, and South America. In some ancient cultures, hunting for honey was considered a competitive sport like hunting animals and fishing. Not only was honey...

bee-america.com

I use the weed eater or walk right in to yellow jacket nests!!

 

[Oregon Viking]

 

[robertk]

Honey bees were not native to the U.S.A.

The other pollinators must have been busy. Busy as a ... bee...

 

[Oregon Viking]

I've watched bees and hornets repeatedly around the house and located nests that way. No honey bees though.

One old account had a guy feeding them honey on/in a small wood box. Maybe the lid was loose and put on after a bee started feeding
Flour (i think flour?) was in there too and when shook gently the bee was more visible as it left.

What really matters though with or without a "box" is that when a worker bee is loaded , it heads straight for the hive.
So where the watcher loses sight of a bee they were watching leave , is where the pursuit begins from all over again.
When more are sighted "lining out" along a being watched loaded bee's route...You're getting closer.

Honey bees were not native to the U.S.A.
But they stayed a step ahead of the Westward migration of settlements. not far obviously , but some natives allegedly called them "white mans flies."

Honey Hunters of the Past

Honey hunters collect honey from wild bee colonies and this ancient custom is still practiced by aboriginal societies in Africa, Asia, Australia, and South America. In some ancient cultures, hunting for honey was considered a competitive sport like hunting animals and fishing. Not only was honey...

bee-america.com

Honey bees are not native to North America. They were originally imported from Europe in the 17th century. Honey bees now help pollinate many U.S. crops like fruits and nuts. In a single year, one honey bee colony can gather about 40 pounds of pollen and 265 pounds of nectar.

Never really thought about it!

 

[Chilli]

I've watched bees and hornets repeatedly around the house and located nests that way. No honey bees though.

One old account had a guy feeding them honey on/in a small wood box. Maybe the lid was loose and put on after a bee started feeding
Flour (i think flour?) was in there too and when shook gently the bee was more visible as it left.

What really matters though with or without a "box" is that when a worker bee is loaded , it heads straight for the hive.
So where the watcher loses sight of a bee they were watching leave , is where the pursuit begins from all over again.
When more are sighted "lining out" along a being watched loaded bee's route...You're getting closer.

Honey bees were not native to the U.S.A.
But they stayed a step ahead of the Westward migration of settlements. not far obviously , but some natives allegedly called them "white mans flies."

Honey Hunters of the Past

Honey hunters collect honey from wild bee colonies and this ancient custom is still practiced by aboriginal societies in Africa, Asia, Australia, and South America. In some ancient cultures, hunting for honey was considered a competitive sport like hunting animals and fishing. Not only was honey...

bee-america.com

That was interesting. My father kept several hives when I was young. I remember going with him to get the honey. He kept them on a farmers land. Just enough for our family and friends. His old gear is still in the shed where my parents lived. An old puffer smoker, his net hat and gloves. Unfortunately I don't go there, a family member owns it all now and I don't particularly want to see them. I remember getting the honey comb and hanging it in cheesecloth over a big pot for it to drip into. Used to love chewing on some of the honeycomb till the honey was gone then spitting out the wax. 😀

 

[Chilli]

Honey is getting more expensive here now, especially since that varroa mite made its way here and they are destroying hives. A lot of hives have been destroyed too by the authorities trying to keep them from spreading. Result is quite a number of bee keepers have given up. Here our native bees are not affected by them and a number of fruit producers have turned to having them on their properties.

Crop Pollination with Native Bees

 

[pepperj]

I use the weed eater or walk right in to yellow jacket nests!!

The wife git stung 3 times, Max got a few hits on the nose yesterday.
Bush crashing, black hornets under an old piece of wood.