The color of honey.

[Bob Wilson]

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.

[sc-bee]

It is all just a bucket with hexagon holes they pour it in.

[Seeb]

beautiful Bob!

[Acebird]

Red has got to be somebodies candy or cherry juice.

[sc-bee]

Red has got to be somebodies candy or cherry juice.

Yea hummingbird feeder....

[BeeMaster2]

Red has got to be somebodies candy or cherry juice.

Yea hummingbird feeder....

Yes, which is not good for hummingbirds. 😡

[van from Arkansas]

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.

[BeeMaster2]

Good eye Van. That is definitely a mite.
Jim Altmiller

[Ben Framed]

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

[Bob Wilson]

Van. I looked but I didn't see it. I probably don't recognize what I am seeing. But thanks.

[van from Arkansas]

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.

[van from Arkansas]

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Done deal, I captured and marked with red arrow.

[Seeb]

Wow Van, you are good

[The15thMember]

Good eye, Van.  Great picture, Bob.  It really shows the organizational skills of the bees.