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  1. Some video of the hive entrances. Sunny and 63F/17C. That West hive is less active but those bees have a different schedule than the other two. Seems like a lot less Carniolan types in that hive.

    #beekeeping #apiary #bees #honeybee #beehive #BeeVideo #BeeMovie

  2. The bees today. Very busy, pollen coming in, and the West hive having a traffic jam caused by a bunch of drones on the landing board.

    I haven't seen any activity at the bait hive and the bees at the other empty hives seem to be off target and taking a break.

    #beekeeping #bees #beehives #apiary #HoneyBee #BeeVideo #BeeMovie

  3. Bees bringing in the pollen on Saturday morning. I estimate between 100-120 bees per minute with pollen. That could be over 1.5 grams of pollen per minute or 500 grams in 6 hours. More than a pound of pollen and they work hours than that. That's based on them only carrying 15mg of pollen but I read they can carry 30mg.

    #beekeeping #bees #apiary #HoneyBee #bee #April19 #BeeHive #pollinators #pollen #BeeVideo #BeeMovie

  4. Picked up there lovely embroidered velvet bee cushions today. Got them from Cancer Research, who seem to have a nationwide stock of them. They are so lovingly detailed, with the piping in the blue one being gold, and the gold one being blue. Bring on cheerful summer vibes!

    #bumblebee #honeybee #beecushions #beecushion #cushions #interiordesign #interiordecor #cushioncovers #cushioncover #cushionstyle #cushiondesign #beelove #beelover #homestyledecor #homestyle

  5. Researchers find unique adaptations of #fungus associated with bee bread
    phys.org/news/2024-05-unique-f

    An #Aspergillus flavus strain from bee bread of the Western #HoneyBee (#Apis mellifera) displays adaptations to distinctive features of the hive environment onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10

    "The western honey bee, #ApisMellifera, stores large quantities of food in the form of #BeeBread... the abundant nutritional value of this food source also makes it an appealing target for #microorganisms."