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Index of Subjects And the first B. impatiens showed up yesterday (Apr 30), along with some honey bees (first of the season). We've also been observing bee flies (Bombylius major). Today it was the black fly's turn to appear (16+ degrees) -- annoying as usual, but not yet biting. Doug On 29-Apr-16 2:30 PM, Doug Linzey wrote: > We've had B. ternarius in the garden for at least a week now. Today > there were 4 on a small-medium patch of Scilla and a couple on a > Pieris that's attracting a lot of flies, too. No B. impatiens yet. > > Doug Linzey > Arlington, NS > > > > , On 28-Apr-16 10:49 AM, Angus MacLean wrote: >> That would be a Queen, Paul. Interesting sighting as usually Bombus >> ternarius (Tri-colored) is not the first Queen out. That's usually >> Bombus impatiens (Common Eastern Bumble Bee) which is the most common >> bee in the spring/early summer. Have yet to see any so far. >> Angus >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2016 17:28:44 -0300 >> From: rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca >> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >> Subject: [NatureNS] Bumble Bee >> >> Hi All >> The first Bumble Bee that I've seen this spring visited the garden >> today. >> A beautiful tricolored bee - big - it checked out the hyacinths >> and a few dandelions that are out. I had hoped it would come >> to my hand for some honey but I wasn't that lucky. >> Some years there are rhodies out by this time but some deer >> made a lunch of my early rhodie earlier. >> A lovely day - enjoy the spring >> Paul > > >
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