Honey Bee

Wildlife at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Sighting Date: 
September 14, 2012
A belted kingfisher at the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Maynard, photographed by Craig Smith.A Connecticut warbler at the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury, photographed by Craig Smith.A double-crested cormorant at the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Maynard, photographed by Craig Smith.A double-crested cormorant at the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Maynard, photographed by Craig Smith.An eastern phoebe at the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury, photographed by Craig Smith.A grasshopper at the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury, photographed by Craig Smith.A great blue heron at the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Maynard, photographed by Craig Smith.A honey bee at the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury, photographed by Craig Smith.A spider at the Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury, photographed by Craig Smith.
Craig Smith photographed the following at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury and Maynard: belted kingfisher, Connecticut warbler, double-crested cormorant, eastern phoebe, grasshopper, great blue heron, honey bee, and a spider.
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Bees and birdfeeders in Stow

Sighting Date: 
December 6, 2011
Honey bees at a birdfeeder in Stow, photographed by Mark Roberts.A gray squirrel in Stow enjoys seeds knocked from a feeder by a swarm of bees, photographed by Mark Roberts.
Mark Roberts photographed a swarm of honey bees at his birdfeeder in Stow.  After some research online, he found that bees will occasionally feed at birdfeeders not for the corn but for the pollen in the dust.  He said the swarm knocks a good amount of the seed onto the ground, which makes the gray squirrels quite happy.
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Wildlife at Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge

Sighting Date: 
September 27, 2011
An eastern chipmunk at ARNWR in Sudbury, photographed by Craig Smith.An eastern phoebe at ARNWR in Sudbury, photographed by Craig Smith.A great blue heron at ARNWR in Sudbury, photographed by Craig Smith.A honey bee and a clouded sulphur at ARNWR in Maynard, photographed by Craig Smith.Mallards at ARNWR in Sudbury, photographed by Craig Smith.Painted turtles at ARNWR in Sudbury, photographed by Craig Smith.A swamp sparrow at ARNWR in Sudbury, photographed by Craig Smith.A white-tailed deer at ARNWR in Maynard, photographed by Craig Smith.A yellow-rumped warbler at ARNWR in Sudbury, photographed by Craig Smith.
Craig Smith photographed the following during a trip to Assabet River National Wildlife Refuge in Sudbury and Maynard: eastern chipmunk, eastern phoebe, great blue heron, honey bee, clouded sulphur butterfly, mallards, painted turtles, swamp sparrow, white-tailed deer, and yellow-rumped warbler.
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Wildlife at SVT's Memorial Forest in Sudbury

Sighting Date: 
August 17, 2011
A bumble bee at SVT's Memorial Forest in Sudbury, photographed by Craig Smith.A bumble bee at SVT's Memorial Forest in Sudbury, photographed by Craig Smith.A bumble bee at SVT's Memorial Forest in Sudbury, photographed by Craig Smith.An eastern kingbird at SVT's Memorial Forest in Sudbury, photographed by Craig Smith.An eastern phoebe at SVT's Memorial Forest in Sudbury, photographed by Craig Smith.A honey bee at SVT's Memorial Forest in Sudbury, photographed by Craig Smith.A mourning dove at SVT's Memorial Forest in Sudbury, photographed by Craig Smith.A northern flicker at SVT's Memorial Forest in Sudbury, photographed by Craig Smith.A sand wasp at SVT's Memorial Forest in Sudbury, photographed by Craig Smith.
Craig Smith photographed bumble bees, an eastern kingbird, and eastern phoebe, a honey bee, a mourning dove, a northern flicker and a sand wasp at SVT's General Federation of Women's Clubs of Massachusetts Memorial Forest in Sudbury.
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Honey Bee

Sighting Date: 
July 2, 2005

Craig Smith photographed this Honey Bee at Heard Farm in Wayland (click on an image for a larger view).

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