Bee pictures

I thought I'd post some pictures of the bees:

This picture shows how much bigger the male 'drone' bees are, compared to the female 'worker' bees.

This picture is courtesy of another beekeeper. It is a mason bee on his wisteria blossom.

This is a bee drinking nectar from a borage blossom in my garden.



On the hottest days of the summer, the young nurse bees clear out of the hive to regulate the interior temperature. Some bees will stay inside to flap their little wings to create an air flow. The rest hang out on the face of the hive. They cannot fly yet, so they just crawl out and form a 'beard' on the front. Notice that they do not cover the sides - they stay near the doorway so they can find their way back in during the night.