Spruce's honey bees

@Spruce ...Ive been trying to get this one to fly off for 3 hrs,ive given it honey and ive now left it on the callistamon for comfort i found it on the grass on its back,its huge!

 

Hi @joolz68

Some flowers make them a bit woozy , any chance you can put on a fence , which will keep it dry and warmer overnight

 

Its acting like its blind,ive had it down at the pot shed for hrs but it did'nt seem to recover any,i cant see any damage but will pop it on the fence thanks x

 

Hope she's ready for going back to work in the morning after a good night's rest,

Jenny

 

Il let you know jenny,she in the potting shed in my potting tray on a callistemon flower i cut off,the fence dint work she fell off twice
She's safe in there and warm,she really big! x

 

Hope she's up and about this morning. A bit cool but the sun's getting up here - hope it is for her too Joolz.
Jenny

 

I gave her lots of honey but she still not wanting to fly seems happy enough on the callistemon with the other bees

 

spot the bumble bee

 

Hard at work on pink Linaria this morning

Jenny

 

great shot Jen

 

Well,my bee still isnt flying,she keeps trying but failing
I thought she had gone last night but she came walking across the patio this morning,fed her honey and of she went for a walk,ive just spotted her up the corncockle so ive fed her again,now shes toddled off into the daylillys

 

Where I volunteer had an open day for the hives that are there on saturday and I was suited up and got up close and personal to a bee hive. The beekeeper held up some of the frames for us all to view and you could see lots of the bees doing their waggle dances and the queen. I even saw a couple of newborn bees emerging from their cells and eating their way out of their wax seal.

I would love to keep bee's but have concluded I don't have the space to do it in my garden. I'm happy watching my bumble bees at their nest for now.

As a souvenir I was given a rusty old smoker that the beekeeper didn't want and I cleaned it up yesterday. Will have to find a place in the garden to put it on display.

 

You sure on that point JJ? Do they need a lot of space? If you are worried about "take off height" annoying / frightening people / neighbours I have heard that putting a fence around them means that they gain height, cross over the fence, and then maintain that height.

Not that I know anything about it though ...