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Tag Archives: Autumn flowering
Robber bees. A telling tale of destruction and despair and surviving the winter
Hello All, After mentioning robber bees to a friend of mine in Canada she sent me a link to an interesting article. http://www.voiceofthehive.com/VotH/4_1_Voice_of_the_Hive-When_Robbers_Come_Calling.htm It is unfortunate that my bees are really not having a good time of it and are … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Garden plants, Hives, Pesticides, Research, Swarms, TBH
Tagged Autumn flowering, Dearth, flowering plants, robber bees
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