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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Bee: 1. Colony; 2. What happens when it rains?”; 3. Bees have absconded; 4. A piece of damaged comb. A white larva of about 20 mm long (above) was seen on the pieces of comb salvaged from the … Continued
Dwarf Honey Bee: 1. Colony; 2. What happens when it rains?”; 3. Bees have absconded. The absconding of the bees from the nest exposed the honeycomb LINK. Acquiring a piece of damaged comb allowed for detailed observations. Most of the … Continued
