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DSCN2797
Streetside beekeeping. Migrating beekeepers have their bees, a portable wooden house, in Beijing, right on the road side. I was told that they were move north soon so here is more like a rest stop....
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chalkbrood_out
Chalkbrood mummies removed from cells. The two on the top are producing spores, while the three below are at a slightly earlier stage. Photo by Prof. M.V. Smith, University of Guelph. Chalkbrood...
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snowbee
Dead bees in snow in Feburary. Bees will soak sun energy and melt a small hole around the body, due to their darker color. Dead bees in snow in Feburary. Bees will soak sun energy and melt a small...
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undertaking
A worker carrying a deadbee out, also called 'undertaking'. Undertakers are around 14 days old and usually during the transition from nursing to foraging. A worker carrying a deadbee out, also called...
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twinbees
Two bees lapping honey on a piece of white paper near the entrance. Two bees lapping honey on a piece of white paper near the entrance.
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inspection
A 'guard' bee (left) inspecting an incoming bee to see if she belongs to the family or not. Going into the wrong house may met with rejection and occasionally, death. A 'guard' bee (left) inspecting...
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trio_bees
Two bees greet one incoming pollen forager near the entrance. The greeting can become unfriendly when the incoming bee smells different from other hivemates. Two bees greet one incoming pollen forager...
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inflight_pollen2
Two pollen foragers in flight, viewed from top. Notice the wings of the closest bee are in the lowest position, just beginning to be lifted upward. Two pollen foragers in flight, viewed from top....
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inflight_pollen
A returning pollen forager in flight. September 2001. Zach's back yard. A returning pollen forager in flight. September 2001. Zach's back yard.
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dorsata_banana2
A giant honey bee foraging on flowers of cooking banana (Musa sapintum, Musaceae). I saw this bee foraging the first day, but after that I tried many days to get a closer picture but never saw dorsata...
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dorsata_on_guava
A giant honey bee foraging on a flower of a common guava ( Psidium guava, Myrtaceae). Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China. April 2002. A giant honey bee foraging on a flower of a common guava ( Psidium...
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dorsata_salix
A giant honey bee foraging on flowers of a willow (Salix spp, Salicaceae). Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China. April 2002. A giant honey bee foraging on flowers of a willow (Salix spp, Salicaceae)....
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dorsata_lotus2
A giant honey bee foraging on a water lilly (Nymphaea lotus, Nymphaeaceae). I had to wait for about 20 min near this flower before a bee finally came. This is because I did not have a boat and most...
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dorsata_foraging_ilex
A giant honey bee foraging on flowers of a Chinese holly tree (Ilex rotunda, Aquifoliaceae). Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China. April 2002. A giant honey bee foraging on flowers of a Chinese holly tree...
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dorsata_foraging
A giant honey bee foraging on a megafruit pachira (Pachira macrocapa, Bombacaceae). Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China. April 2002. A giant honey bee foraging on a megafruit pachira (Pachira macrocapa,...
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dorsata_pachira
A giant honey bee foraging on a megafruit pachira (Pachira macrocapa, Bombacaceae). Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China. April 2002. A giant honey bee foraging on a megafruit pachira (Pachira macrocapa,...
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