Watch Susan's Bees!
The Plan Bee Bee-cam hive is down indefinitely. (What you see here is a still shot from a sunny day early last summer.) What's going on? Something happened to the queen! (It isn't easy being queen. . .) Unfortunately, recent attempts to re-queen this hive have been unsuccessful. Worse yet, due to Colony Collapse Disorder and the lateness of the season, there is a significant shortage of available queens and honey bee packages. So, for now, anyway, there isn't much to see around here.
When it is up and running, the Plan Bee Bee-cam operates in Bloomington, Indiana, and, from early spring to late fall, the bees are quite active. Worker bees fly out in search of pollen and nectar, guard bees keep would-be intruders out of the hive, undertaker bees lay their dead to rest, and much more...
To tide you over until the Plan Bee Bee-cam is back online, you can watch Susan light a bee smoker and peek into the Plan Bee Bee-cam hive.
Feeling patriotic? Check out Susan's new Stephen Colbert Tribute beehive! (and see how to install and feed honeybees while you're at it. . .)