[jb63]

I finished mowing a hay field and saw a bunch of bumblers working , so I shot them.

 

[jb63]

 

[efmesch]

:coolphotos: I'll bet there's plenty for them and the honey bees too.

 

[jb63]

Yes there are, and they arn't mine.I think they are wild[unkept]

 

[tecumseh]

you have 'your stock' branded?

 

[Iddee]

Not only branded, but named....

Annie, brenda, cathy, debbie, eva, fannie, etc. etc. :thumbsup: :lol:

 

[jb63]

Ya, I'm having trouble with the ear tags.Maybe micro chips are the way to go.

 

[sqkcrk]

Mine are bar coded.

 

[efmesch]

I'm working on training mine to call their names as they enter and leave the hive
:roll:

Either they are slow learners or I'm a bad teacher.
So far I've had no success. :lol:

 

[sqkcrk]

Silly wabbit, bees got no ears. You have to teach them sign language.

 

[efmesch]

First I'll have to shrink my fingers and that won't leave me any way to lift frames.

 

[gunsmith]

I put mine through basic training: roll call/PT formation at 0600, work call formation at 0800, etc. They get promotions and everything. Egg, larvae, pupae, nurse, housekeeper, guard, forager, that's what happens when a former U.S.Army NCO becomes a beekeeper. LOL

 

[efmesch]

I take it for granted that you teach them not to shoot unless instructed. :lol:

 

[gunsmith]

I'm still training them on the fire on command thing.

 

[jb63]

 

[jb63]

 

[jb63]

The bumble bees were going nuts in our blue berry patch today.

 

[Omie]

Our blueberry bushes are being pollinated mostly by bumblebees too, even though they are only about 15 yards from my two big honeybee hives... lol!