Rarely do you see or hear about honeybees attempting to construct a hive outdoors that isn’t inside a hollow “bee tree” or in a rock crevice. Occasionally they do attempt it, but as the empty cells in this exposed comb attest to, honeybees aren’t likely to make it through a Vermont winter without some shelter for their hive, even a winter as mild as the one we just experienced.
March 28, 2012 | Categories: Animal Architecture, Animal Signs, Arthropods, Honeybees, Hymenoptera, Insect Signs, Insects, Insects Active in Winter, March | Tags: Apis mellifera, Hives, Honeybees, Wax, Wax Comb, Wild Bees | 5 Comments
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