tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509324054948808269.post5025279793722911181..comments2023-05-17T23:49:52.177-04:00Comments on Bees Knees Beekeeping: Day #517 How Bumblebees Hatch Their EggsFran Stewarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01230580828240178414noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509324054948808269.post-19659313838035015872012-03-12T23:19:23.390-04:002012-03-12T23:19:23.390-04:00I haven't found a photo yet, but I'm going...I haven't found a photo yet, but I'm going to try to reach Dr. Heinrich and ask if he can send me a link to the photo he used in his presentation at GA Tech.Fran Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01230580828240178414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509324054948808269.post-1621783621075547702012-03-12T17:18:59.654-04:002012-03-12T17:18:59.654-04:00I don't suppose you have a photo of a mommy-bu...I don't suppose you have a photo of a mommy-bumble-fuzzy 'nesting' on her baby eggs? I have never seen anything like that.AggiePetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15034629030370853542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509324054948808269.post-73860010817808381662012-03-12T14:15:05.501-04:002012-03-12T14:15:05.501-04:00Yes. Bumble-fuzzies are much larger than the honey...Yes. Bumble-fuzzies are much larger than the honey-fuzzies.<br /><br />I have to admit, I was astonished to find that bumblebees lay their eggs in a clump and sit on them to keep them warm. But, when you think about it, it's perfectly logical -- bumble-fuzzies don't live in colonies the way honey-bees do, simply because they don't have to create all that honey. And without the colony to care for the eggs, the lone bumblebee would have to be responsible for her own offspring.<br /><br />Duh! Wish I'd thought of that a year or so ago...Fran Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01230580828240178414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-509324054948808269.post-22280116042041898402012-03-12T13:58:22.045-04:002012-03-12T13:58:22.045-04:00I never realized there was a difference in the ...I never realized there was a difference in the 'egg laying/hatching' of the fuzzies. That is wonderful. And I know we shouldn't 'assume' but aren't 'bumble-fuzzies' larger than honey-fuzzies?AggiePetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15034629030370853542noreply@blogger.com