"No Bees, No Honey; No Work, No Money."
A honeybee on an ornamental horse chestnut blossom. Their tongues aren’t long enough to sip nectar directly from the blossom, so they go behind the flower to try to get to the good stuff! #honeybee #pollinator #horsechestnut #beekeeping #eastrock #newhaven

Check out the red pollen! Hope everyone had a nice memorial day weekend! #honeybee #beehive #beekeeping #apiary #savethebees #pollinator #eastrock #newhaven
A native bee on the viburnum in the back yard #beekeeping #nativebee #pollinator #savethebees #eastrock #newhaven
Can you bee-lieve it's supposed to snow this weekend?! #beekeeping #honeybee #pollinator #savethebees #newhaven #eastrock #viburnum

One of the hives tried to swarm... Don't they know there's a pandemic and they need to stay home!? #beekeeping #honeybee #swarm #savethebees #eastrock #newhaven
Ever seen a bee's stinger up close? It's important to remove stingers quickly because they'll keep pumping venom even after being detached from the bee's body. I pulled this one out of my face last summer. Ouch. #honeybee #beekeeping #beesting #savethebees #newhaven #eastrock
A bee and a flower #honeybee #pollinator #beekeeping #savethebees #spiderwort #newhaven #eastrock #06511
Looks like the pollen trap is working! By having foraging bees crawl through small openings when re-entering the hive, pollen is gently scraped from the bees' legs and collected below. I love the blue and gold! @gochoate #beekeeping #beekeeper #beehive #savethebees #newhaven #eastrock #forevertrue
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Check it out! The blue pollen from Scilla siberica is visible in a few cells. The pollen gets stored as bee bread, and ferments, like Kombucha or sauerkraut before it is used to nourish larval bees. #beekeeping #beehive #beekeeper #apiary #savethebees #apiculture #newhaven #eastrock #pollinators
Stuck inside... Here's a picture of the backyard from last summer. Hope everyone is staying safe! #apiary #beekeeping #beehive #honeybee #savethebees #newhaven #eastrock
Wish I could #bee outside! Hope everyone is washing hands and staying safe! #honeybee #beekeeping #beekeeper #apiary #newhaven #eastrock

Excited for it to get warm again! Check out how these bees are working together to keep the hive cool! #beekeeping #beehive #honeybee #savethebees #pollinator #eastrock #newhaven

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