Too many bees...

[Adam]

And now a rare bumblebee gatecrashes the London scene...

And I thought that neonicitinoids were killing them all?

[EmsE]

A lot of people mistake honeybees as wasps.......!.

I did bee keeping at the learning at work day the other week. Amongst other things I took a Nuc and a dead bee (that one got round the office in no time lol). Most said that they thought that was a wasp and commented that they thought honey bees were those big fluffy bees. The day turned out mainly an education of wasp / honey bee / bumble bee distinction. Hopefully that will save a lot of honey bees being squashed with the rolled up newspaper so certainly worth it.

[HJBee]

EmsE, maybe something worthwhile me focusing on for the Advertizer the distinctions. Maybe in April when there emerging.

[Jon]

Most said that they thought that was a wasp and commented that they thought honey bees were those big fluffy bees.

If you ever have to do a talk to a non beekeeping audience you need to get a slide up at the beginning showing the difference between wasps, bumbles and honey bees. Most people seem to have no idea. The UK press uses all manner of insects to illustrate its ongoing 'bees are dying' stories.

[EmsE]

I think that's a good idea H.

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