Posts Tagged: bees and water

Be a Beekeeper, Not a Bee-Haver

If you're planning to join the ranks of backyard beekeepers in 2012, you should keep a few things in mind, says Extension apiculturist Eric...

Backyard beekeepers must provide water for their bees or they will visit a neighboring yard, where they may not be welcome. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Backyard beekeepers must provide water for their bees or they will visit a neighboring yard, where they may not be welcome. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Have a Drink on Me

Diners know that a napkin serves a good purpose: touch the lips with it or protect the lap.Well, honey bees occasionally use a napkin, too. A recent...

Honey Bee on Napkin

HONEY BEE sips water from a rain-soaked napkin. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Sipping Water

CLOSE-UP of honey bee sipping water from a soaked napkin. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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