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Honeybee in garden with red dot between eyes
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Posted by kathi_rogers 6a (My Page) on Mon, Apr 6, 09 at 11:50
| Does anyone know why a honeybee would have a red dot on its forehead? |
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RE: Honeybee in garden with red dot between eyes
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| >>They are from India?<< LOL...we have them around here too. Konrad |
RE: Honeybee in garden with red dot between eyes
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| From India was my first thought!!!! Are they regular honeybees? |
RE: Honeybee in garden with red dot between eyes
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| I am a fourth generation beekeeper and I can say I have never seen or know of a honeybee with a red dot on its head. I would guess it is not a honeybee but I could be wrong. I would really like to see a picture if it is possible. |
RE: Honeybee in garden with red dot between eyes
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- Posted by jean001 z8aPortland, OR (My Page) on
Fri, Apr 10, 09 at 1:26
| Could it be a varroa mite? |
RE: Honeybee in garden with red dot between eyes
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| It could be but I have never seen a mite on a bees head and I have seen some seriously infested bees. I would think if it was on her head she could pull it off that's why mites get where the bee can't reach. Could it have been red pollen? I have seen bees with yellow or white faces from pollen while working flowers but it was not really a distinctive dot? I wish I could have seen it. |
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