Re: [madbees] Digest for madbees@googlegroups.com - 2 Messages in 2 Topics

[Marty VanHaren]

Where did I get the idea that drones stay in the hive? Either my drones are stretching their wings or some very large bees are stealing from my hives. They cone and go with no pollen, the other bees seem to ignore them.

I have not ever examined the drones up close. These have long back legs an are almost twice the size of the workers. Who I might add are bringing in loads of light yellow and bright orange pollen.

Hope you can see the video.

Thought they might bee not bees. But, they have a fuzzy thorax. So they must be drones right?

[Luke N.]

Drones are male bees.  They don't do any work.  Their only job is to mate with a queen that is not from the same hive.  They leave the hive and go to places commonly referred to as drone congregation areas for a chance to mate with a queen.  It's good to be a drone....until fall or winter when the worker bees kick the drones out of the hive as if they haven't done their job by then, they aren't going to.  And bees don't waste food and energy on them. 

When you said they had  long back legs I was thinking you might have wasp as that is an easy way to make a distinction between wasps and bees.  Wasps back legs dangle in flight while bees don't. 

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• Crush & Strain supplies? [1 Update]
• Price of honey [1 Update]

 Crush & Strain supplies?

"Gourlie, Michael" <mic...@gourlie.com> Aug 02 08:29PM -0500  

Please also consider checking with Rich at Capitol Bee Supply for these supplies. His prices are very reasonable and he has been a terrific friend and advisor to DCBA.
 
mike gourlie
5102 open wood way
madison, wi 53714-3455
h - (608) 221-4900
m - (608) 556-2012
email: mic...@gourlie.com
 
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 Price of honey

WILLIAM PALMER <easttr...@gmail.com> Aug 03 07:05AM -0500  

Hi Group; If you do not value your honey by charging a fair price, then
your honey has no value. Its not always what ever the market will pay.
A customer that wants cheap honey get what they pay for. I
have some melter honey that is dark and looks terrible. That's cheap
honey. I have some basswood honey that is clear, light yellow, just
beautiful. It gets a premium price because its that good.
 
You work hard, the bees work hard, this is not a cheap sport for old
people. Now I am one.
 
 
GOOD luck at harvest time. William Palmer East Troy
Honey.
 
 
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[Marty VanHaren]

Ya Luke, I thought they might be a wasp I was not aware of the dangling back legs drew my attention. But they for sure have fuzzy thorax and fly more like bees than wasps. Very direct? It was probably just that I noticed them more cuz I spent 10-15 minutes just watching the entrances.