Let's start a new game of "Where the heck is she?", the beekeeping version of Where's Waldo? When I teach an introduction to beekeeping course I always end the day by letting the students hunt for the queen bee in a series of photos. This always seems to be a good way to boost the confidence of the attendees as they leave to take on their own beekeeping adventure.
Since this is the first time, let me give a little bit of info for those not familiar with the honeybee castes. There are three types of honey bees in a hive:
- Queen - figures 31,32
- Drones - figures 33,34
- Workers - figures 35,36
In the figures below you can see the relative size of each.
Figures 31, 33, 35 are enlarged while figures 32, 34, 36 are closer to actual size.
A typical hive will have just one queen with the remainder of the hive made up of drones and workers. Depending on the time of year and location, drones make up 0 to 20% of the population. Hence the large majority of the bees in the photos will be worker bees.
How it works
I will post a beekeeping photo from my collection that WILL contain a queen. I'm not going to play games and post pictures without queens that will just frustrate people. The goal is to be a challenge, but fun!!
The photo that shows in the post will be linked to the full sized version, so clicking on the photo will enlarge it for easier searching.
I found her!!!
Good job. Post a "I found her majesty" reply and show everyone you're sharp-sighted. Please do not point out the queen or give hints in your reply. Be sure to check back when the answer is revealed to see if you did indeed find her.
I can't find her :-(
Don't fret. Sometime after 10 "I found her majesty" replies or 2 days, whichever comes first, I will repost the photo in a reply with the queen identified. By waiting for replies, it will hopefully provide enough space that people can still search at a later date without seeing the answer.
If you enjoy this hunt, please consider upvoting, resteeming and following me. Thanks
Let's start off with an easier one for the first time.
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