Worldwide Beekeeping

Beekeeping => General Beekeeping => Topic started by: Marty68 on November 05, 2014, 09:46:30 pm

Title: colors bee's see
Post by: Marty68 on November 05, 2014, 09:46:30 pm

http://westmtnapiary.com/Bees_and_color.html

Title: Re: colors bee's see
Post by: riverbee on November 05, 2014, 10:29:53 pm

excellent marty, thanks!

just one comment:
"Bees do not see red"
this is why we can use a red filtered headlamp after dusk to move bees.....
OR whatever foolish thing we are doing before/after dusk or at night with the bees....... :D

Title: Re: colors bee's see
Post by: Riverrat on November 05, 2014, 10:59:41 pm

Dr Karl Von frisch did a lot of research and publications on colors bees see.  He is also the one who discovered the bee dance