Posts Tagged: drones
Do You Know Me?
The drone fly is an identity thief. It's often mistaken for a honey bee. Hey, isn't every floral...
A drone fly, Eristalis tenax, sips nectar from a Mexican sunflower, Tithonia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Side view of a drone fly. The fly is often mistaken for a honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Over and out--this drone fly says it's time to go. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A honey bee sipping nectar from a Tithonia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Watching the Girls Go By
Pull up a chair and engage in a little "girl-watching." That is, honey bees heading home to their...
Honey bees making a "bee line" for their home. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Note the load of yellow pollen. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Queen bee and her retinue. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
White-Eyed Drone
Beekeepers sometimes see a white-eyed drone in their hives--a genetic mutation.All drones (male)...
This is a white-eyed Caucasian (dark) honey bee drone. White-eyed drones are blind. In the foreground is honey. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
This is a normal drone (male) honey bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
A Taste of Honey
If you're looking for something to do tomorrow (Saturday, April 16), it's UC Davis Picnic Day, a...
Drone sipping honey at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
All Hail the Drones!
Drones--male bees--are a favorite of youthful visitors at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee...
Emerging Drone
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Colorful Bees