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Title: The color of honey.
Post by: Bob Wilson on April 19, 2020, 12:21:56 AM
Being in my second year, I am starting to see frames of honey being sealed. Whoo-hoo! Take a look at this picture. There are three different honey types in the same frame? Red at top. Dark in the middle. Golden yellow at the bottom. Is this how it works? I heard they don't mix honey types.
Title: Re: The color of honey.
Post by: sc-bee on April 19, 2020, 08:10:01 AM
It is all just a bucket with hexagon holes they pour it in.
Title: Re: The color of honey.
Post by: Seeb on April 19, 2020, 08:33:47 AM
beautiful Bob!
Title: Re: The color of honey.
Post by: Acebird on April 19, 2020, 08:54:43 AM
Red has got to be somebodies candy or cherry juice.
Title: Re: The color of honey.
Post by: sc-bee on April 19, 2020, 09:14:55 AM
Quote from: Acebird on April 19, 2020, 08:54:43 AM
Red has got to be somebodies candy or cherry juice.

Yea hummingbird feeder....
Title: Re: The color of honey.
Post by: BeeMaster2 on April 19, 2020, 10:37:42 AM
Quote from: sc-bee on April 19, 2020, 09:14:55 AM
Quote from: Acebird on April 19, 2020, 08:54:43 AM
Red has got to be somebodies candy or cherry juice.

Yea hummingbird feeder....
Yes, which is not good for hummingbirds. 😡
Title: Re: The color of honey.
Post by: van from Arkansas on April 19, 2020, 08:23:23 PM
Bob, looks like a varroa mite in the pic; 3rd bee on the left side in pic, just below center line yellow striped bee.  Pic is a little blurry, can you increase clarity or look close at original  and verify.

After closer look, that is a Varroa mite.  We all have those lil critters, but seldom see them.
Title: Re: The color of honey.
Post by: BeeMaster2 on April 19, 2020, 09:21:45 PM
Good eye Van. That is definitely a mite.
Jim Altmiller
Title: Re: The color of honey.
Post by: Ben Framed on April 19, 2020, 09:56:12 PM
Yes good eye Mr Van. I know you love and appreciate the gift of bees and are enthused about your bees Bob. I share the same enthusiasm. Wishing you the best.

Phillip
Title: Re: The color of honey.
Post by: Bob Wilson on April 19, 2020, 10:30:18 PM
Van. I looked but I didn't see it. I probably don't recognize what I am seeing. But thanks.
Title: Re: The color of honey.
Post by: van from Arkansas on April 19, 2020, 11:12:08 PM
Bob, the mite is on the back of the yellow striped Italian with the head of the Italian touching the abdomen of a black, Carniolan bee.  Looks like a shiny red dot about 1/16 inch.  The mite shine is what caught my eye.

I?ll see if I can capture the photo and repost with an arrow.
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Post by: van from Arkansas on April 19, 2020, 11:18:47 PM
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Done deal, I captured and marked with red arrow.
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Post by: Seeb on April 20, 2020, 07:41:11 AM
Wow Van, you are good
Title: Re: The color of honey.
Post by: The15thMember on April 20, 2020, 10:40:34 AM
Good eye, Van.  Great picture, Bob.  It really shows the organizational skills of the bees.