Tag: Apis mellifera

After the lucky draw 2 days ago, today I saw yet a different tagged bee foraging. This time on Eupatorium… read more G80 on Eupatorium

Paper published today: http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0043727 Background In the honey bee (Apis mellifera), queen and workers have different behavior and reproductive capacity… read more Epigenetic Modification of Gene Expression in Honey Bees by Heterospecific Gland Secretions

An Introduction to Digital Beetography Zachary Huang Michigan State University 1. Equipment: know your camera Before buying a camera, I… read more An Introduction to Digital Beetography

I knew this one was a legume since during my first driving by, I thought it was a black locust…. read more Two trees blooming with Kentucky in their names

I dedicate these photos to my mother who is always hardworking, as the bees on these irises. Happy Mother’s Day… read more Mother’s day special: iris & bees

Photos shot today, March 11, 2012. About 1 week earlier than 2010 (March 17, 2010, I posted a first bees… read more First foragers of 2012

I am forcing myself to start a series of photos taken at various botanic gardens.  Otherwise the photos from tens… read more Flowers and Bees from NCSU and Duke Gardens

I got my first swarm call yesterday. Since I paid $70 each for a 3 lb package, I decided to… read more Catching a swarm