Yep, agree Mike. Not the European Wasp anyway as the ones in the pic are not yellow.
I don't think I have seen your here before so welcome to the gang, enjoy here and out in the playground.
Goldfinger said
02:50 PM Mar 25, 2015
I only have one question...why is this exact question with identical photo link, being asked under different names on various other forums with no relevance to those forums either...is there a hidden agenda....malware or subliminal perhaps?.... perhaps Mike would like to expand on his question...."why is this so Newton?"..
You're James Clark asking the same question on another non relevant for this topic, Forum, so why wouldn't I ask if this a genuine post?........on the other non relevant gold Forum you replied to my query with "Jesus Wept"......and wondered why prospectors were not responding to you...play on whatever your game is.....at least GN members have the chance to know...
-- Edited by Goldfinger on Wednesday 25th of March 2015 06:33:14 PM
-- Edited by Goldfinger on Wednesday 25th of March 2015 06:34:39 PM
Mike Harding said
02:58 PM Mar 25, 2015
See my response posted to your exact same post posted on other forums.
And I thought I was paranoid!
dING said
04:04 PM Mar 25, 2015
Honey Bees for sure
TropicalRose said
04:40 PM Mar 25, 2015
As a gardener -yes lovely little honey bees
Happywanderer said
06:26 PM Mar 25, 2015
Definitely a honey bee. No doubt about it.
Aus-Kiwi said
09:05 PM Mar 25, 2015
Introduced honey bees .. Not Australian.. Residents...
All good .. Harmless ..
hako said
09:20 PM Mar 25, 2015
Just ordinary european bees which sting - I have 4 colonies (hives) of Australian Native Stingless bees and the ones in the pics sure ain't them.
Mike Harding said
10:20 PM Mar 25, 2015
Thank you people :)
I have been watering them for some years thinking they were bees
but recently had a touch of doubt from looking at internet images
and was concerned they were wasps - good to know they're not.
And with all the problems bees are currently suffering I think they
need all the help they can get.
Bruce and Bev said
10:22 PM Mar 25, 2015
the native aust bees in the WA area are longer, fatter and darker than the ordinary European bee - and its stingless as I found out thank god when they tried swarming up our 'van sullage pipe when we were free camping on the Nullaboor recently. First time I had heard the sink, shower and hand basin buzz lol. They crawled all over me as I got rid of them, but didn't get stung as they lack the ability to do so (according to a local expert)
Peter_n_Margaret said
11:49 PM Mar 25, 2015
Apologies for the lousy pic....
These are native bees in the Kimberley in WA.
They are almost black and about half the size of European bees.
Many of the stingless Australian bees have mandibles capable of giving quite a bite. For a whole lot of info on Australian bees - www.aussiebee.com.au/keyfacts.html
I think these are Australian Honey Bees - can anyone please confirm?
http://i57.tinypic.com/2ebagpz.jpg
I don't think I have seen your here before so welcome to the gang, enjoy here and out in the playground.
I only have one question...why is this exact question with identical photo link, being asked under different names on various other forums with no relevance to those forums either...is there a hidden agenda....malware or subliminal perhaps?.... perhaps Mike would like to expand on his question...."why is this so Newton?"..
You're James Clark asking the same question on another non relevant for this topic, Forum, so why wouldn't I ask if this a genuine post?........on the other non relevant gold Forum you replied to my query with "Jesus Wept"......and wondered why prospectors were not responding to you...play on whatever your game is.....at least GN members have the chance to know...
-- Edited by Goldfinger on Wednesday 25th of March 2015 06:33:14 PM
-- Edited by Goldfinger on Wednesday 25th of March 2015 06:34:39 PM
See my response posted to your exact same post posted on other forums.
And I thought I was paranoid!
Honey Bees for sure
All good .. Harmless ..
I have been watering them for some years thinking they were bees
but recently had a touch of doubt from looking at internet images
and was concerned they were wasps - good to know they're not.
And with all the problems bees are currently suffering I think they
need all the help they can get.
Apologies for the lousy pic....
These are native bees in the Kimberley in WA.
They are almost black and about half the size of European bees.
There are several varieties of native bee.
Cheers,
Peter
Iza