The
large beehive hanging on the south side of our bungalow is still there, but it has some dramatic changes. The bees have gone elsewhere.
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| Left: current state of beehive. Right: beehive as it looked back in May. |
Now it almost looks like an etching in a 19th Century natural history book.
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| A closer look at the abandoned comb (left) compared to May (right). |
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| A close-up view of where it is attached to the overhang. In May this area was covered with bees and couldn't be seen from below. |
I'm curious to see if the bees return after monsoon, or if they have totally given up on this hive.
Agreed, it does look like an etching! .... Speaking of, can you email me the original photo of the abandoned nest? It'd be a really interesting subject to draw.
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