I am seeing very few honey bees, but their niche seems to be taken over by bumbles. I am seeing lots and lots of bumble bees this year.

I see maybe 30 or 40 bumbles for every honey bee. I have flowering vines and clover near the back porch and the bees are always buzzing around.

I did have a hive of honey bees last year in the side wall of my shed. The did not make it through the winter. I wonder if it was the virus as it never got really cold last winter.

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