[NatureNS] Two interesting sightings

From: Angus MacLean <cold_mac@hotmail.com>
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An interesting sighting as you say=2C Eleanor. The majority of bees seen up=
 to now have been Queen Bees but they have already mated last fall. Males a=
re produced in the late summer purely for that reason since they don't figu=
re in the nest development. Some species of bees are cuckoo bees in that th=
ey take over a nest by killing the Queen but that would only happen in the =
nest.

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Were the bees the same size?

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A bee expert would have an answer=2C I trust.
Angus=20



Date: Tue=2C 18 Jun 2013 08:56:27 -0300
From: kelindsay@eastlink.ca
To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca
Subject: [NatureNS] Two interesting sightings

While getting ready to mow my lawn last week I heard an amazingly loud pers=
istent buzzing in the grass beside my mower. On getting down on my knees an=
d looking closer I found two bumble bees=2C one clasped on top of the other=
....both bees were buzzing loudly=2C the lower bee at a slightly higher pit=
ch and to my great surprise I realised I was witnessing (or think I was) be=
es mating. The process went on for 2-4 minutes before they separated and fl=
ew away - long enough for me to run inside=2C get my camera and take severa=
l photographs. Is it common to see such a sighting?

The other out of the ordinary event was the appearance on my road two days =
ago of a doe and three young fawns=2C one of which is a totally white albin=
o. A neighbour managed to snap a quick blurry photo.

Eleanor Lindsay

Seabright=2C St Margarets Bay=20
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Were the bees the same size?<BR>
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A bee expert would have an answer=2C I trust.<BR>Angus&nbsp=3B<BR>
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