bumble bees

Discussion in 'Mason & other alternative bees' started by jb63, Jul 27, 2011.

  1. Jul 27, 2011 #1
    jb63

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    [​IMG] I finished mowing a hay field and saw a bunch of bumblers working , so I shot them.
     
    jb63, Jul 27, 2011
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  3. Jul 27, 2011 #2
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    [​IMG]
     
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  5. Jul 28, 2011 #3
    efmesch

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    :coolphotos: I'll bet there's plenty for them and the honey bees too.
     
    efmesch, Jul 28, 2011
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  6. Jul 29, 2011 #4
    jb63

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    [​IMG] Yes there are, and they arn't mine.I think they are wild[unkept]
     
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  7. Jul 30, 2011 #5
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    you have 'your stock' branded?
     
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  8. Jul 30, 2011 #6
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    Not only branded, but named....

    Annie, brenda, cathy, debbie, eva, fannie, etc. etc. :thumbsup: :lol:
     
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  9. Jul 30, 2011 #7
    jb63

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    Ya, I'm having trouble with the ear tags.Maybe micro chips are the way to go.
     
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  10. Jul 30, 2011 #8
    sqkcrk

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    Mine are bar coded. :)
     
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  11. Jul 30, 2011 #9
    efmesch

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    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. :cry:
    So far I've had no success. :lol:
     
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  12. Jul 30, 2011 #10
    sqkcrk

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    Silly wabbit, bees got no ears. You have to teach them sign language.
     
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  13. Jul 30, 2011 #11
    efmesch

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    First I'll have to shrink my fingers and that won't leave me any way to lift frames. :(
     
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  14. Jul 30, 2011 #12
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    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
     
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  15. Jul 31, 2011 #13
    efmesch

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    I take it for granted that you teach them not to shoot unless instructed. :lol:
     
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  16. Jul 31, 2011 #14
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    I'm still training them on the fire on command thing.
     
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  17. May 5, 2012 #15
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  18. May 5, 2012 #16
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  19. May 5, 2012 #17
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    [​IMG] The bumble bees were going nuts in our blue berry patch today.
     
    jb63, May 5, 2012
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    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!
     
    Omie, May 5, 2012
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