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A clump of bees and the usefulness of the BESG website
8 Feb 2022

A clump of bees and the usefulness of the BESG website

by BESG | posted in: Bees and wasps | 0

Recently I was trimming the small branches of my Jack Fruit tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus) in an effort to control the size of its crown. This opened up the crown and only then did I notice a black oval clump, looking … Continued

Asian honey bee pollinates pigeon orchid flower
22 Dec 2021

Asian honey bee pollinates pigeon orchid flower

by BESG | posted in: Bees and wasps, Dendrobium crumenatum, Epiphytic orchid, Orchid, Plants | 0

A lone Asian honey bee (Apis cerana) was observed flitting in between fresh blooms of pigeon orchid (Dendrobium crumenatum) flowers on 19 December 2021.  A very short video of the bee in action is captured in the video below.   … Continued

Apis cerana, Asian honey bee, Dendrobium crumenatum, Pigeon Orchid, pollination
Pollination of Bottle Gourd flowers
16 Jul 2019

Pollination of Bottle Gourd flowers

by BESG | posted in: Bees and wasps, Insects-others, Plants, Videography | 0

The Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) belongs to the cucumber family Cucurbitaceae. It is a strong climber with large heart-shaped leaves (above). The plant bears male and female flowers on slender stalks. The female flowers are differentiated from the male by … Continued

Activities around another Paper Wasp colony
27 May 2019

Activities around another Paper Wasp colony

by BESG | posted in: Bees and wasps | 0

An earlier post on the Paper Wasp (Polistes sagittarius) ended further observations when the colony was destroyed by insecticides LINK. This allowed me to collect the nests for closer examination LINK. This time around, another colony has developed at around … Continued

Paper Wasp
A swarm of Stingless Bees
15 Apr 2019

A swarm of Stingless Bees

by BESG | posted in: Bees and wasps, Videography | 0

On the morning of 12th January 2019, I was informed of a swarm of bees at a footpath in front of my house. The swarm, flying around an ornamental potted plant, was made up of numerous tiny bees at around … Continued

Stingless Bees
Dwarf Honey Bee: 7. A close look at the bees
6 Feb 2019

Dwarf Honey Bee: 7. A close look at the bees

by BESG | posted in: Bees and wasps | 0

Dwarf Honey Bee: 1. Colony; 2. What happens when it rains?; 3. Bees have absconded; 4. A piece of damaged comb; 5. Invasion of Wax Moth.; 6. A new colony develops. The daily presence of Dwarf Honey Bees (Apis andreniformi) … Continued

Dwarf Honey Bee
Bees collecting nectar and pollen from Bush Grape (Cayratia mollissima) flowers
16 Jan 2019

Bees collecting nectar and pollen from Bush Grape (Cayratia mollissima) flowers

by BESG | posted in: Bees and wasps, Plants | 0

I have always been observing bees visiting my Bush Grape (Cayratia mollissima) plants in the evenings. What I observed was that the Dwarf Honey Bees (Apis andreniformis) were busy collecting nectar from the flowers. Their proboscis was always probing the … Continued

Common Honey Bee, Dwarf Honey Bee
Oriental Honey-buzzard feeding on a honeycomb
9 Jan 2019

Oriental Honey-buzzard feeding on a honeycomb

by BESG | posted in: Bees and wasps, Feeding-invertebrates | 0

On 28th November 2018, Lee Li Er was at Singapore’s Hindhede Nature Park, adjacent to the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve. There, she encountered an Oriental Honey-buzzard (Pernis ptilorhyncus) feeding from a brownish, old honeycomb where the Giant Honey Bees (Apis … Continued

Oriental Honey-buzzard
Insects visiting Bush Grape (Cayratia mollissima) flowers
6 Jan 2019

Insects visiting Bush Grape (Cayratia mollissima) flowers

by BESG | posted in: Bees and wasps, Videography | 0

Because of the presence of a colony of Dwarf Honey Bees (Apis andreniformi) in the Golden Penda tree (Xanthostemon chrysanthus) nearby, my Bush Grape flowers (Cayratia mollissima) are visited daily by numerous Dwarf Honey Bees mainly for the nectar. Flying … Continued

Common Honey Bee, Dwarf Honey Bee, Stingless Bee, Wasp
Dwarf Honey Bee: 6. A new colony develops
2 Jan 2019

Dwarf Honey Bee: 6. A new colony develops

by BESG | posted in: Bees and wasps, Insects-others, Videography | 0

Dwarf Honey Bee: 1. Colony; 2. What happens when it rains?; 3. Bees have absconded; 4. A piece of damaged comb; 5. Invasion of Wax Moth. About five weeks after the Dwarf Honey Bee (Apis andreniformi) absconded, a new colony … Continued

Dwarf Honey Bees

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