An Examination of a Feral Honeybee Colony for Parasites:
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All photos copyright 2001, David L. Green Unauthorized use prohibited
October 14, 2001, Stuckey, SC
An Interloper
This bumblebee (Bombus impatiens), attracted by the smell of honey is coming in for a free meal. Bumblebee queens often attempt to winter over inside honeybee hives. Sometimes they are successful, sometimes the honeybees kill them and I find their corpses.