A Rare Bee Sighting
Posted on Wednesday 12 September 2007 at 02:18 in Beekeeping and Honeybees - Post Comment
When queen honeybees mate, it's very hard for the Average Joe to spot, as it all happens mid-flight. Not so with bumblebees, apparently. Dave and the kids made the rare sighting of a bumblebee mating pair on our garden bridge, of all places. Dave even managed to get video of it. Click on the picture below to go to the video (you may need a QuickTime plugin to view).
The queen is sitting with her head tucked under her, for whatever reason. As far as I understand, the drone is tickling or stroking the queen's sides as part of the mating ritual. I don't know whether bumblebee drones die after mating the way honeybees do. It wouldn't surprise me, as drones are among the most useless of insects. Other than, well, for this.
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Thanks for the comment on my blog!
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Rachel
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Posted by Kimberly on Wednesday 17 October 2007 at 10:06 - Link
Learn something new everyday! :)
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