TO BEE OR NOT TO BEE THAT IS THE QUESTION.

[Ladyhawke1]

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/339036/title/Bee_genes_may_drive_them_to_adventure


I am not an extrovert. I am a Liberal and proud of it. I can think outside of the box. Ta da!

 

[1iora]

Oh, Mensa emailed me an article about this research! It's pretty interesting, isn't it? I wish I knew about bee genetics... like, does the queen bee have a lot more traits (varying genes) to pass down? Otherwise it seems like you'd end up with a whole hive of scout bees... and she'd probably have a mutiny on her hands.... or you'd end up with a whole hive of nonadventurous bees and they'd never find new plants.
And what about inbreeding?

Bees are so interesting.

 

[897tgigvib]

What kind of bee is easiest for a small garden in north california? I used to live in montana, and i know folks have bees up there, even near dillon.