Today I´ve got a bumble bee colony, of Bombus terrestris, common bumble bee specie. This colony constains about 300 workers, all variets of brood and of course, healty queen. I received them from one firm here in Slovakia. They are keeping Bombus colonies for pollening of culture growing flowers. They produce thousands of colonies pear one year. In Slovakia si the biggest factory in Europe, but this competition is originaly from Nederlands....
I will open their entrace tommorow morning, because I must chose place for them in my garden. It´s interesting, that in nature bumble bee colony was borned young females and males now, but this mine colony is programed to April, when they´re just starting to grow up and pollening.... If they wont feel that winter comes, I will place them in our garage, where we are growing lemon trees with bloom.
I´m showing here some photos of my colony. I´ve still never seen their queen, but mum is there, I know it, because my colony was chosen personaly...
Here is a link on a disscusion: http://www.antstore.net/viewtopic.php?p=85677#85677
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Regards
Messorus
