Author Topic: what kind am i? (Read 17586 times)

mamapoppybee · « **on:** March 10, 2014, 03:15:05 pm »

these are the ones that are out and about here any one know there type?

tbonekel · « **Reply #1 on:** March 10, 2014, 03:43:52 pm »

No clue. Tough to tell.

mamapoppybee · « **Reply #2 on:** March 10, 2014, 03:48:13 pm »

here is another picture and if you click on it it makes it bigger in another tab.

Jen · « **Reply #3 on:** March 10, 2014, 03:56:12 pm »

Hey mama

what part of OK do you live in? northern, southern, western, eastern, central?

mamapoppybee · « **Reply #4 on:** March 10, 2014, 03:57:27 pm »

central

apisbees · « **Reply #5 on:** March 10, 2014, 04:13:48 pm »

Kind of looks like the Mason Bee.

Jen · « **Reply #6 on:** March 10, 2014, 04:26:52 pm »

I'm thinking mason bee as well, but I'm not sure. It would be the darker strips that may lead me that way. If it is a mason bee, they are lovely agreeable bees.

riverbee · « **Reply #7 on:** March 10, 2014, 07:23:42 pm »

hard to say mama, like apis, possibly a mason bee. wish omie were here. mason bees are similar in appearance to honey bees but are smaller and darker than the honey bee. they do emerge in the spring.

barry42001 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 10, 2014, 09:41:39 pm »

Miner bees maybe

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DonMcJr · « **Reply #9 on:** March 10, 2014, 10:02:11 pm »

Kinda looks like a Carniolan honey bee to me... or a Russian...

http://backyardbuzz.wordpress.com/major-types-of-honeybees/

apisbees · « **Reply #10 on:** March 11, 2014, 12:32:27 am »

http://www.helpabee.org/common-bee-groups-of-ca.html
Black Mason Bee

mamapoppybee · « **Reply #11 on:** March 11, 2014, 03:35:19 pm »

well what ever they are they sure do love the sryrup i left them. started with just the one three days ago and now this is what i have!
Feeding them in the area im building the garden.

Jen · « **Reply #12 on:** March 11, 2014, 03:43:13 pm »

Wow! They are lovin' it! a very striking bee for sure

apisbees · « **Reply #13 on:** March 11, 2014, 04:40:06 pm »

are they the same size as your honey bees or are they smaller. Yours are 1/4" wide X 1/2" long the first 2 pictures they looked small these new pictures they appear to be larger.

mamapoppybee · « **Reply #14 on:** March 11, 2014, 06:09:21 pm »

i dont yet have any bee's to comjpare them to apis sorry and they are the same bees as previous pics tried to work my zoom on camra more so you can see them better.

riverbee · « **Reply #15 on:** March 11, 2014, 06:13:05 pm »

well, if you ask me now, looking at these pics, these are honey bees!

mamapoppybee · « **Reply #16 on:** March 11, 2014, 06:15:21 pm »

now how to get these freebees?

robo · « **Reply #17 on:** March 11, 2014, 06:18:05 pm »

Quote from: mamapoppybee on March 11, 2014, 06:15:21 pm

now how to get these freebees?

Swarm traps, swarm trap & more swarm traps.

mamapoppybee · « **Reply #18 on:** March 11, 2014, 06:24:34 pm »

whats the best way to place the swarm traps?

robo · « **Reply #19 on:** March 11, 2014, 06:34:19 pm »

I don't believe there is any "correct" or "best" way to place swarm traps.

I think cavity size and baiting with old comb are most important, all the rest is minor. I know old comb is always a challenge for new beekeepers, so if you don't have a local beek who is willing to give you some, just remember:

Any swarm trap has a better chance of catching a swarm than no swarm trap.

Here is my experience with swarm traps -> http://beevac.com/swarm-traps/

Rob...