Honeybees have four wings, a pair on each side of their thorax. It's a little difficult to see, but honeybees have four wings. Unlike dragonflies, another of my favorite insects, honeybee the pairs hook together while in flight. The hindwings are smaller and have tiny hooks, which latch onto the trailing edge of the forewings. As the wings flap, they form a figure 8 movement that gives the honeybee flight.

Here's a short video of scout bees (bee realtors) investigating a potential new hive location. Thousands of scout bees search for the perfect location for their new home. Your home?

Thompson Machinery, Memphis, TN called with bees in one of their rental excavators. Here's what ensued. The bees took off before I was able to suit up or even set up the bait box. Look for the RED circle. That's where I found the queen.

Swarm season 2026 is quickly approaching. In our pre-spring hive checks, we've found capped drones. This means the colonies are prepping the boys for mating season. The drones have to mature before the colonies start raising swarm queens. Once the swarm queens are ready to emerge from their cells, the old queens and half of the colony will swarm out of their hives. I think we are about 3 weeks away from our first swarm calls. When a swarm moves out, the first leg of their mov