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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]

 

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[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

 

[Oregon Viking]

 

[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]