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Gardening

MuseRider

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4. Post #1 is what I thought they were doing.

Reply to Curmudgeoness (Reply #2)

Sun Apr 29, 2012, 09:00 PM

Apr 2012

They would come in, put their little faces in the water then buzz off. Lots of them. In my previous answer, I was so lucky to be out taking pictures when this happened. They swarmed around my ankles but never seemed aggressive or upset that I was there. I just squatted down and took the shots.

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Honeybees? [View all] MuseRider Apr 2012 OP

Yes, those are honeybees. Denninmi Apr 2012 #1

Thanks, this is good to know. MuseRider Apr 2012 #3

They certainly look just like honeybees. Curmudgeoness Apr 2012 #2

Post #1 is what I thought they were doing. MuseRider Apr 2012 #4

Those look like honeybees to me. My daughter had an interesting experience a couple of Arkansas Granny Apr 2012 #5

What a great story! beac Apr 2012 #6

That is a wonderful story! MuseRider Apr 2012 #7

Honeybees are agressively making wax right now, and that requires a ton of water mtnester Apr 2012 #8

Thank you mtnester! MuseRider May 2012 #9

They should be "inside" something...the best time to maybe find where they are is around 4:00 mtnester May 2012 #10

Honeybees Thomus12 May 2012 #11

Well I am not allergic so how are they dangerous? MuseRider May 2012 #12

Only dangerous if you're allergic n/t tru May 2012 #13

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