More than Honey

A colleague went hiking in northern Italy earlier this year, and encountered this:

Oenothera biennis L. (photographs by Bjørn Rørslett) Bees see the world differently from us. They can see, for example, ultraviolet and polarized light, and although it is probably impossible to ever know exactly what the bees see, Bjørn Rørslett on his amazing website Flowers in Ultra-Violet gives a pretty good approximation. Highly recommended! Glechoma hederacea [...]

We haven’t seen many bees in the past few weeks. Must be because both parties don’t get out much these days. The bees are beginning to huddle up for winter and we are all holed up in the editing room. But I can give you a peek at some video bees: a few stills from [...]

A colleague just sent me his picture of the mystery-Bombus’ back end. Does this give anybody any new ideas? (click picture to enlarge)

Very quickly: While on the road in North Dakota we were lucky enough to catch some very late sunflowers for beautiful shots of foraging honeybees. We also saw quite a few of these other bees, but have no idea what they are. Can anybody help? (click photo to enlarge)

Schön, oder? Und – man glaubt es kaum – hier gibt es Bienenbriefmarken aus aller Welt. Viele!! Found these at the post-office today. Was amazed about coincidence (now that we are making a beefilm, suddenly there are bee-stamps?!), but a quick google-search taught me: Bee-stamps are a worldwide phenomenom and actually quite common! Ein paar [...]

While I am on the road scouting locations in Montana, my friends at home are becoming more and more bee-aware and sent me this picture. Some brood of some wild bees – but which one? Any ideas anybody?Während ich in den USA unterwegs bin und die Highways in Montana und Idaho abreise, erreicht mich dieses [...]

Found this while out in the Sonoran Desert with a local beekeeper yesterday – a bee speared by a Yucca. How? I have no idea. Do you?

Die Eisheiligen waren eigentlich vorbei, trotzdem haben wir die letzten zwei Tage in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ganz schön geschlottert. Wir wollten Bienen im Raps drehen – aber die Bienen waren schlauer als wir und setzten keinen Fuß vor die Tür. Immerhin bekamen wir massenhaft blühende Landschaften vor die Linse. Und am Wochenende geht es nach Arizona – [...]

The bee-virus is spreading. Over easter, my friends Johannes (12) and Elisabeth (16) got infected and took these wonderful bee-pictures for me! Das Bienen-Virus greift um sich! Meine Freunde Johannes (12) und Elisabeth (16) sind jedenfalls schon angesteckt. Sie haben über Ostern diese wunderbaren Bienen- und Hummelbilder geschossen. Vielen Dank! Steinhummel (Bombus lapidarius) More on [...]