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Honey Bees and the Hot Spell

Earlier this week the National Weather Service warned us about an excessive heat spell--"dangerous...

Honey bees at a water fountain at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Honey bees at a water fountain at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility, UC Davis. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 at 3:27 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

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Gone Fishin'

It's not just two-legged humans that take a dip in the pool. So do six-legged honey bees searching...

Carniolan

CARNIOLAN HONEY BEE, a dark bee, is drenched from falling into a swimming pool. She is magnum black. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Recuperating

RECUPERATING from an unwanted dip in a swimming pool, this Carniolan honey bee is just about ready to take flight. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Italian bee

THIS ITALIAN BEE rests after a near fatal dip in a swimming pool while she was trying to collect water for her hive. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Up and Over

UP AND OVER--An Italian honey bee climbs up a swim mat. Bee friendly hosts netted her from their swimming pool a few moments earlier. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Posted on Monday, July 20, 2009 at 7:07 PM

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Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey

Tags: black bee (1), Carniolan (1), heat (2), Italian bees (2), swimming pools (1)

Posts Tagged: heat

Honey Bees and the Hot Spell

Gone Fishin'

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