Odd Looking Bee - After Rain Storm

rail · July 08, 2011, 08:32:48 PM

Is this just a drenched bee? Looks kinda charred?

yockey5 · July 08, 2011, 08:46:45 PM

Bout drowned methinks! lol

AllenF · July 09, 2011, 09:56:47 AM

Need an umbrella? Maybe a roof over their front porch. May have been wash day?

b reeves · July 10, 2011, 09:28:35 PM

that is a very old bee as you can tell by the lack of hair on the back, which wears off as they age, probably last day alive
Bob

rail · July 12, 2011, 07:37:46 PM

Quote from: b reeves on July 10, 2011, 09:28:35 PM
that is a very old bee as you can tell by the lack of hair on the back, which wears off as they age, probably last day alive
Bob

Open hive today to inspect and saw another black, hairless bee? :roll: I guess I am learning the life cycle of the hive?

AllenF · July 12, 2011, 07:39:22 PM

They are just working themselves to death.

CapnChkn · July 12, 2011, 11:23:20 PM

I saw one just like it today. Like a really bad wax job. Sometimes they're robbers, the hair gets pulled off in fights. This one was setting next to the entrance fanning with the rest, so I left her.

I usually notice the black ones, they stand out. All the yellow hair is worn down and they look pretty bad. The Light Brown/yellow ones I have to look closely.