White bees

[King Scavenger]

Hi you all. My bees are coming back white Could this be due to them finding maze? If so, why are they white?

 

[enrico]

It is balsam.it has a characteristic where the pollen loads the back of the bees. Hence the white look!

 

[REDWOOD]

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[victor meldrew]

Yep , as the bee enters the balsam flower head it hits a trigger hair which triggers the stamen to tap it on the back ? Next blossom same action ,result pollination .
Your bees haven't got mould, trench foot etc. Lol
VM


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[King Scavenger]

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Will that make good honey?

 

[King Scavenger]

Yep , as the bee enters the balsam flower head it hits a trigger hair which triggers the stamen to tap it on the back ? Next blossom same action ,result pollination .
Your bees haven't got mould, trench foot etc. Lol
VM


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[REDWOOD]

Will that make good honey?

The finest in the Kingdom although a required taste if you only ever had rape honey.

 

[Swarm]

The finest in the Kingdom although a required taste if you only ever had rape honey.

Debatable?

 

[King Scavenger]

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Box on!! Fingers crossed!! Many thanks to all for your help.

Ian

 

[bontbee]

Will that make good honey?

no, gorgeous honey, imo!

 

[REDWOOD]

Debatable?

What honey do you get that you like

 

[REDWOOD]

no, gorgeous honey, imo!

Best I have tasted

 

[bontbee]

Sorry to disagree Redwood - too many gorgeous honeys to have a "best"!

 

[Swarm]

What honey do you get that you like

Very happy with the Hawthorn I got this year. I had Lime the first year I had bees but that year I had some amber Spring honey and that was deliceous. I think Heather has the edge though ... but that means a bit of movement.

 

[King Scavenger]

Now Now !! We all have different tastes

 

[YorkshireBees]

Hi you all. My bees are coming back white Could this be due to them finding maze? If so, why are they white?

Yep Himalayan Balsam, make bees look like this

 

[madasafish]

To call bees "white" is of course racist... You lot should be ashamed of yourselves...

 

[victor meldrew]

To call bees "white" is of course racist... You lot should be ashamed of yourselves...

Tha'll get thi tail salted !!! Lol
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[jenkinsbrynmair]

To call bees "white" is of course racist... You lot should be ashamed of yourselves...

So what does that make the AMM taliban then?

 

[REDWOOD]

Black OR white is not a problem only what comes after