If last year was the year of the garden, and this year is the year of the chickens, next year will most certainly be the year of the honeybee. We don't have a hive yet (that I know of), but these buzzers are humming all over our flowers (and yours too, I hope).
I have a lot to learn about our endangered friends before they move into our backyard. I do know that our food crops are dependent on them and that all of us need to everything we can to keep them safe, healthy, and happy. This documentary helped give me a better understanding of how essential honeybees are to our planet.
Honeybees have fuzzy bodies and shiny abdomens accompanied by thin wings. They live in colonies of up to 25000. Females can sting only once, and males cannot sting at all. They are generally calm and not aggressive.
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This is a great shot! I could be wrong but I think this might be a yellow jacket. A bee guy told me once that bees have dark or black legs and yellow jackets have yellow legs. Hmm...
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