Comments on: Honey Bee http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/08/03/honey-bee-2/ Are we experts yet? Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:16:45 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Kitt http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2008/08/03/honey-bee-2/comment-page-1/#comment-4008 Kitt Fri, 29 May 2009 06:11:38 +0000 http://new.cheshirecat.net/wtbblog/2008/08/03/honey-bee-2/#comment-4008 A belated note from Denver (I stopped by to look for info on a black-and-white bee): The honey bees in question are not necessarily from an apiary, as Denver is full of bee trees. I know of at least ten within a three-block radius of my house. The best time to spot them is in early spring on a warm day before the trees leaf out. Many big, old street trees have likely cavities. You can see the bees on orientation flights, hovering in front of the hive entrance. Last summer, I saw five swarms in my neighborhood, and two so far this year. We have a LOT of feral bees. A belated note from Denver (I stopped by to look for info on a black-and-white bee): The honey bees in question are not necessarily from an apiary, as Denver is full of bee trees. I know of at least ten within a three-block radius of my house.

The best time to spot them is in early spring on a warm day before the trees leaf out. Many big, old street trees have likely cavities. You can see the bees on orientation flights, hovering in front of the hive entrance.

Last summer, I saw five swarms in my neighborhood, and two so far this year. We have a LOT of feral bees.

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