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Title: Russian bees with white backs
Post by: Archie on July 24, 2006, 09:44:58 AM
good morning,

this morning I noticed returning bees from the Russian hives had white backs.  are these old bees or is it just polen.   :?:

Arcnie
Title: Russian bees with white backs
Post by: Finsky on July 24, 2006, 10:18:50 AM
If you have Himalayan balsam plants there it colors bees' back white

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Title: Russian bees with white backs
Post by: Apis629 on July 25, 2006, 08:11:57 PM
In the spring I usually have alot of bees "marked" white by jackaranda pollen.
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