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Dr. Hermann Pechhacker

15/6/2014

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I drove to Lunz am See today to listen to a legend of beekeeping and forest expert share his knowledge about the best forest food for bees. Univ.Doz. Dipl.Ing. Dr. Hermann Pechhacker has been around for a while and really knows his stuff. He's also extremely well traveled and was able to recount several very interesting stories about beekeeping in Nepal, Chile and Australia amongst other countries.
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Anyway, after a few very interesting hours in a Gasthaus where he showed us slides and spoke mainly about honeydew producing insects which are vital both for ants and bees, we went out to see an anthill inside a toolshed at the edge of the woods - certainly the biggest anthill I have ever seen! We followed the ants to find the aphids they "milk" for honeydew:
We then also drove up the mountain a little to go and visit some of his bees. At a wonderful site on the edge of the forest he has about 20 hives and opened one up for our inspection.
Walking back down to the car I stopped where there was a tiny stream on the side of the path - loads of bees were gathering moisture from the pebbles and dirt next to the stream. I also caught a pretty worker with some pink pollen on her and had to take a picture for my daughter!
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First pics of 2014

30/3/2014

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Some nice buzzing outside our bedroom window...
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One more from Croatia

13/8/2013

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Another shot from Croatia. You can see the pollen sacs quite well and I love the whitish colour. However, look at its wings - they have very likely been shredded like this through the rough treatment they get from large commercial beekeepers.
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Croatia

19/7/2013

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Got a couple of snaps while on holiday in Croatia. Note the white fur on the thorax.
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Fuschl

23/6/2013

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Our short holiday in Fuschl got me shooting a bunch of minibeasts, however I only have the one bee pic:
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Breitenfurt

9/6/2013

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Some shots from out on the meadow in Breitenfurt. Happy to catch one bee just taking off - and how pretty she is with all that pollen on her!
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    As part of striving to becoming a better global citizen, I am following up on what we can do to help the bees that live around us. This started off as a photo project about bees but has now turned into keeping my own bees and learning more about them!

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