[Pollinator] Mid-winter Honeybees

[RESEARCH Hilton Pond]

A much warmer than average January in the Carolina Piedmont had 
people wearing shorts and flip-flops, and even the Honeybees were 
flying--despite the absence of flowers on which to feed. You may be 
surprised--as we were--to find out where these industrious little 
insects are actually foraging.

For a discussion of Honeybee winter behavior, please visit our "This 
Week at Hilton Pond" photo essay for 22-31 January at 
http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek060122.html

As always we include a tally of birds banded and recaptured during the period.

Happy Nature Watching!

BILL
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RESEARCH PROGRAM
c/o BILL HILTON JR. Executive Director
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History
1432 DeVinney Road, York, South Carolina 29745 USA
research at hiltonpond.org, (803) 684-5852, eFax: (503) 218-0845

Please visit our web sites (courtesy of Comporium.net):
Hilton Pond Center for Piedmont Natural History at http://www.hiltonpond.org
"Operation RubyThroat: The Hummingbird Project" at http://www.rubythroat.org

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