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From some information I've got the paper wasp altough it does alot of damage on fruit trees especially in vines, it does alot of beneficials by eating alot of insects and caterpillars, like these photos show

These are the honey bees I cultivate, this happens when there is a new queen in the colony and thus the older one goes out of the hive with a group of bees. This was taken in my field, couse when the old queen emerges out with it's group it rests on a tree branch so that scout bees go to find an ...

This is a swarm of bees I cought last February

Regarding to the collection of water, the bees put drops of water on the corner of cells and fan the air from the outside of the hive bringing air that is mixed with these drops of water thus the hive is cooled

As I read in books regarding old folklore, St. Pauls islands where tilled and cattle was taken there to graze. Thus there was human interference on the enviornment of the island,

I agree with you MWP. Lizards are rarley seen (if seen) during this time of year. Once I found a lizard under many leaves (probaly was hibernating) during this time of year and its movement was like with slow motion As I had time to put it in a another place as I had to clear that heap of leaves. As ...

Also one must say that there are a certain amount of bees which their main purpose is to collect water instead of nectar. Water is used in the hive to dilute asatored honey for feeding purposes and especially in summer to cool up the hive.

bees select the flowers they 'harvest' by selecting the ones which have the most concentrated sugar in it. This selection occurs becaouse when the bees entering the hive with the nectar they gathered, they find other bees in the hive which unloads them. The bees in the hive unload the ones which ...

Bee collecting pollen and nectar from White wall rocket

also we must say that when a farmer invests in his field by planting, olive trees, vine trees or even using it to grow vegtables one must say that he will always invest many of his savings becaouse he loves the job he's doing. Than comes this invetsor and says that on the garrigue grows nothing, the ...

Hi all,
Yes you can do that topic about bee keeping if you want and I would answer your questions. If you see the maltese fonts as chinese when you view my website, try to download and install the fonts provided on my home page.

Thanks very much for the information provided. Altough we heard that garrigue is barren land (golf course plans) as these people should know, bee colonies at the noth of Malta (Mellieha / Mgarr area) their only honey harvest is of wild thyme honey which of course grows in the 'barren land' while the ...

I wish to know if there is any method to grow wild thyme. I wish to grow some of it in my field so when I am growing a new bee colony the bees (I am a beekeeper) can find a source of nectar during the summer time. I know that there are some methods how to grow it, as it is used in the UK as a ...