Going into the field with experienced beekeepers is an adventure I am still looking back to with very much respect. The meticulous dedication to rehouse an active bees nest with respect and in an environmentally friendly way.
Categorie: Insects – Insecten
Insects – Insecten
Honeybees on Curaçao (with notes on other islands of the former Netherlands Antilles) (1)
Abeha—bees; they appear in the local news all too often, usually in a negative light following an attack with serious consequences for animals or humans. Such reporting often lacks nuance, paying little attention to the bee species itself—the root cause of the news stories—or the reasons why attacks occur in the first place. This is the first article on this series telling the story of the introduction of honeybees on the ABCSSS0islands.
Tiny critters: Needle nose flies (Genus Geron)
The taxonomic family Bombyliidae, also known as the Bee flies, is a family of flies whose species are generally very hairy and have a woolly appearance. The family consists of various genera, including the genus Geron, which includes about 180 species worldwide. This genus is also known as the Needle nose flies in English.