Foraging honey bees are no threat to humans. In fact, I find it delightful to watch bees flying from flower to flower. They ...
In the course of her lifetime, a worker bee will produce 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey. To make one pound of honey, workers in a hive fly 55,000 miles and tap two million flowers. In a single ...
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Gooseberry flower fly (Syrphus ribesiii)
Many look just like yellowjackets, some like bumblebees ... whereas Bees and wasps poke things with their antennae to “taste” ...
Their hovering style of flight is also quite distinctive, although hairy-footed flower bees (Anthophora ... fat and fluffy resemblance to bumblebees, and the long mouthpart. But these are much rarer.
If there are no bee-friendly flowers around, mix 50/50 white sugar and water to give the bumblebee a one-off energy boost, providing the carbohydrates it needs to fly. Simply offer a drop or two of ...