A co-worker told me today of these angry, evil wasps that are killing honey bees at an alarming rate...they bite the heads off of the drones then bust their way in and kill the Queen.
We are NOT amused!
I’ll see if I can get details from him, or find an article.
Too funny! I was just thinking about bees today. There are virtually none where I live. Some kind of little scary looking things and a few small bumbles. We saw a few more honeybees this year because a customer put a hive in a farmer’s field about a mile from the store. Last year I saw 2-3, and about the same the year before.
When I was growing up, there were clover pathes everywhere and you had to be careful where you stepped. Now, there’s hardly any clover, either.
The same customer has an uncle who maintains lots of hives—40 or more. He lost half.
Customer checked on the hive close to the store today—said they were fine. Last year he was making sugar water in tanker amounts becasue it stayed warm so long. The bees were still active and there was nothing for them to eat.
Thanks for pinging me and I’ll try the garden row. Maybe bugs are like deer, tho. Regional! I’ll let you know.
Hadn’t heard that one.
Thanks.