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Beekeeping => General Beekeeping => Topic started by: Jen on October 08, 2017, 04:09:19 am

Title: Old Honeybee or Brand New Honeybee?
Post by: Jen on October 08, 2017, 04:09:19 am

Saw this sweet bee wandering about the frames. Is she an old nurse bee? her fur is faded and her wings are not tattered from foraging and dodging telephone poles.

Or, could she be a brand new furry new born bee?

(https://s1.postimg.cc/5hhl926lej/IMG_0094.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/5hhl926lej/)

Title: Re: Old Honeybee or Brand New Honeybee?
Post by: Green bee on October 08, 2017, 05:23:19 am

 My money is on a new bee. Me and my son like watching them emerge and that's how I've noticed them looking.nic picture  :yes:

Title: Re: Old Honeybee or Brand New Honeybee?
Post by: Perry on October 08, 2017, 06:56:30 am

I agree, a new bee, thorax still fuzzy.

Title: Re: Old Honeybee or Brand New Honeybee?
Post by: brooksbeefarm on October 08, 2017, 09:45:55 am

I agree with Green Bee, a new merged honey bee is fussy, but when  beekeeper's like Perry who gets fussy at times, it means he's OLD. :laugh: Jack

Title: Re: Old Honeybee or Brand New Honeybee?
Post by: Jen on October 08, 2017, 12:30:41 pm

Jack Is Back !!  :D

Title: Re: Old Honeybee or Brand New Honeybee?
Post by: apisbees on October 08, 2017, 01:04:25 pm

CONGRATULATION!!! It's a GIRL!!!
1/2" long 1/4" wide at the hips.

Title: Re: Old Honeybee or Brand New Honeybee?
Post by: Jen on October 08, 2017, 01:52:14 pm

Hahaha! That cracked me up Apis  :D

Title: Re: Old Honeybee or Brand New Honeybee?
Post by: neillsayers on October 08, 2017, 03:12:22 pm

really nice picture quality, Jen :)

Title: Re: Old Honeybee or Brand New Honeybee?
Post by: riverbee on October 10, 2017, 02:28:56 am

"CONGRATULATION!!! It's a GIRL!!!
1/2" long 1/4" wide at the hips."

................ :D :D :laugh:

keith you saying a girls hips are wider?........... :D

newborn or thereafter jen...........irregardless of the comments by the guys, but you know what guys say.......... :D

oh, and as far as jack calling perry fussy.........not getting into that one.......... :D

Title: Re: Old Honeybee or Brand New Honeybee?
Post by: apisbees on October 10, 2017, 09:09:09 pm

Shes a 1/4 1/4 1/4 !! A carpenters dream, if she was a piece of wood. No warps or curves...

Title: Re: Old Honeybee or Brand New Honeybee?
Post by: riverbee on October 11, 2017, 11:46:46 pm

................... :D :D :laugh: