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gavin
30-09-2012, 11:10 AM
Courtesy of a Polish (I think) site via the University of Montana's Masters Beekeeping program (http://www.facebook.com/masterbeekeeping). Something to keep us going until the days lengthen and the hives roar once more.

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gavin
30-09-2012, 11:18 AM
He might be using his hind legs to remove part of the anatomy of a previous suitor! Maybe this wasn't a picture suitable for family viewing and guesswork on what's happnin'?
fatshark
30-09-2012, 08:30 PM
No wonder it's a high altitude activity ... it doesn't look very aerodynamic!
gavin
01-10-2012, 08:14 AM
The 10m high club?

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HJBee
01-10-2012, 08:40 PM
The SBA weren't worrying about the family viewing of their mating bumble bees on the front cover of Oct Newsletter! Seems the Bumbles are into tantric in comparison - what is the average mating time of the honeybee?
gavin
01-10-2012, 10:09 PM
And doesn't the bumble bee drone live to try again another day? Guess which bee I'd rather be ...

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