[NatureNS] A gathering of Bees

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Hi all,

I saw one bumble bee yesterday on my asters; it had an orange patch on its
rump and a black spot on the thorax.

There is a website showing the most common bumble bees - *The Great
Canadian Bumble Bee Count* by Friends of the Earth:

https://foecanada.org/en/issues/bumble-bee-count/

They would like photos anytime.  You can take part in the bee census in the
summer.  There is a handy chart on the website. The bumble bees with orange
on the abdomen are tenarius, huntii and rufocinctus.  One would really need
to take a few photos from various angles to distinguish among them.

Nancy

On Tue, Oct 9, 2018 at 1:33 PM rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca <
rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote:

> Hi All
> Yesterday was a great day for a paddle
> so a friend and I done 2 lakes.
>
> *When we got back and were putting the canoe away we*
>
> *noticed the aster flowers along the bank. The flowers were buzzing*
>
> *with bees. Perhaps a couple of dozen in each large clump.*
>
> *The first impression was someone had a few hives of honey*
>
> *bees in the area so we went to look close. But mostly they*
>
> *were the native tri-colored bees - with the beautiful orange rump.*
>
> *My guess was Bombus terricola - but I'm no expert. No doubt the*
>
> *bright flowers had gathered the bees from a distance - nevertheless*
>
> *it must have been a good hatch year for them. There was a few*
>
> *smaller bees or insects also but id beyond me.*
>
> *As we were putting the canoe in the water, an eagle flew very*
>
> *high over the lake. As I watched, it folded its wings and dove down like*
>
> *an Osprey. Fast. Something in the water must have got its attention.*
>
> *A little above the water it put on the brakes and just over the water *
>
> *flapped away down the lake. It lost interest in the something. I never*
>
> *saw an eagle do that before.*
>
> *The swamp is a combination of paddling water and push throughs. *
>
> *The color was great - the maples and other trees along with the bushes*
>
> *on the little islands. The Pitcher Plants were in great color - sort of a
> purple*
>
> *red. And very numerous. Lots of turtles and mallards!*
>
> *A great paddle -*
>
> *Enjoy the fall - visit a swamp!*
>
> *Paul*
>
>


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Nancy Robinson
514-605-7186

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div>Hi all, <br><br></div>I saw one=
 bumble bee yesterday on my asters; it had an orange patch on its rump and =
a black spot on the thorax.<br><br></div>There is a website showing the mos=
t common bumble bees - <i>The Great Canadian Bumble Bee Count</i> by Friend=
s of the Earth:<br><br><a href=3D"https://foecanada.org/en/issues/bumble-be=
e-count/">https://foecanada.org/en/issues/bumble-bee-count/</a><br><br></di=
v><div>They would like photos anytime.=C2=A0 You can take part in the bee c=
ensus in the summer.=C2=A0 There is a handy chart on the website. The bumbl=
e bees with orange on the abdomen are tenarius, huntii and rufocinctus.=C2=
=A0 One would really need to take a few photos from various angles to disti=
nguish among them.=C2=A0 <br><br></div><div>Nancy<br></div></div><br><div c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr">On Tue, Oct 9, 2018 at 1:33 PM <a hre=
f=3D"mailto:rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca">rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca</a> &lt;<a=
 href=3D"mailto:rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca">rita.paul@ns.sympatico.ca</a>&gt=
; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .=
8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><u></u>
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   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">Hi All</span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">Yesterday was a great day for a paddle<br=
></span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt">so a friend and I done 2 lakes.<br></span=
>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt"><strong style=3D"font-weight:400">When we=
 got back and were putting the canoe away we<br></strong></span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt"><strong style=3D"font-weight:400">noticed=
 the aster flowers along the bank. The flowers were buzzing<br></strong></s=
pan>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt"><strong style=3D"font-weight:400">with be=
es. Perhaps a couple of dozen in each large clump.<br></strong></span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt"><strong style=3D"font-weight:400">The fir=
st impression was someone had a few hives of honey<br></strong></span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt"><strong style=3D"font-weight:400">bees in=
 the area so we went to look close. But mostly they<br></strong></span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt"><strong style=3D"font-weight:400">were th=
e native tri-colored bees - with the beautiful orange rump.<br></strong></s=
pan>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt"><strong style=3D"font-weight:400">My gues=
s was Bombus terricola - but I&#39;m no expert. No doubt the<br></strong></=
span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt"><strong style=3D"font-weight:400">bright =
flowers had gathered the bees from a distance - nevertheless<br></strong></=
span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt"><strong style=3D"font-weight:400">it must=
 have been a good hatch year for them. There was a few<br></strong></span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt"><strong style=3D"font-weight:400">smaller=
 bees or insects also but id beyond me.<br></strong></span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt"><strong style=3D"font-weight:400">As we w=
ere putting the canoe in the water, an eagle flew very<br></strong></span>
  </div>=20
  <div>
   <span style=3D"font-size:12pt"><strong style=3D"font-weight:400">high ov=
er the lake. As I watched, it folded its wings and dove down like<br></stro=
ng></span>