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The bees in your photos are all honey bees (female workers). Colors and patterns vary in queens, workers and drones. The more the better, as it is a sign of a well mated queen. When a virgin queen goes on mating flights she will mate with an average of 12 drones. A few mating flights, that's...

Consider joining a local beekeeping club this winter. With bees around your property, local beekeepers can tell you when and how to set up a swarm trap for the spring. Honey, comb honey, bees wax, propolis, the rewards with both honey bees and poultry are great.

My bees and chickens often share water dishes with no problems. But if you would like to provide a separate watering location for bees, you can condition them to a new location. Bees are very odor sensitive and are attracted to water that has an odor to it, like chlorine in swimming pools...