curating bees

[MARIE HEMEON]

I don't know if these links will work but, hopefully. They should be of interest, especially in the next couple of years.

 

 

All:

We have just uploaded the companion video to the Bee Washing Video  (
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A2y-ind12Cc).

This new video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=935jlJep6go

...demonstrates how to dry bees that have been washed....and yes, you do
need to wash them before you dry them or they will be covered with pollen,
scales, gunky film, and the hair will stay matted.  And who really wants
to look at bees with bad hair?

Next, we will likely put out a video on pinning bees.  That might be a
couple of weeks as we will be at meetings and wrestling with software
programs next week.

Feel free to distribute this video and if you want to host it on your site
we will be glad to give you access to the original video.

sam

Sam Droege  sdroege AT usgs.gov
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USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
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Http://www.pwrc.usgs.gov