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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies (Hymenoptera) » Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps » Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees » Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees (Apidae) » Honey, Bumble, Longhorn, Orchid, and Digger Bees (Apinae) » Honey Bees (Apini) » Honey Bees (Apis) » Western Honey Bee (Apis mellifera)
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Strange bee hive - Apis mellifera
Copyright © 2011 Dan Lanter

Strange bee hive - Apis mellifera
Frisco, Collin County, Texas, USA
August 26, 2011
Size: about 12 inches diameter
This beehive was found in a restaurant parking lot. I have never seen this kind of structure with a beehive and was curious what kind of bees they were. The second image is a crop of the first for a closer view.

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Contributed by Dan Lanter on 29 August, 2011 - 9:03am
Last updated 13 March, 2012 - 9:31pm

Thanks for the info Charley
Thanks for the info Charley
… Dan Lanter, 29 August, 2011 - 5:02pm login or register to post comments

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Charley Eiseman, 29 August, 2011 - 4:29pm login or register to post comments

i'd
like to get my paws a chaunk of that honey comb, they can call a beekeeper and he will put the colony in a real hive
… Edna Woodward, 29 August, 2011 - 11:20am login or register to post comments

Honey bees (Apis mellifera)
This is what their hives look like when they can't find a cavity to nest in.
… Charley Eiseman, 29 August, 2011 - 9:04am login or register to post comments

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