This page archives feral bee colonies that were observed in 2006. If you observe one of these colonies in the exact same location in a future year, please indicate it on the Feral Bees page, and make note of it here. If you are sure that a particular colony died off, then also make note of that here. Bees may move into abandoned nests, so this could help us tell the difference between a colony that continued to live year after year, to one that just took over an abandoned nest.
How to make note of changes
["Feral Bees/YYYY" Established YYYY] (where YYYY is the year it was first observed.)
(Gone as of January 2007) - indicates when its death was first observed.
(Survived to 2007) - indicates that it survived the winter as a viable colony.
'''(status?)''': (status?) - status of colony unknown.
Feral Bee Colonies in 2006
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F street near 4th, in front of World Savings Bank and the Silver Dragon restaurant, crack in walnut tree. Was a mystery picture that was guessed quickly. Small colony. (Survived to 2007)
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3rd street between G and H, on the Ace Hardware side, branch hole in tall walnut tree. Very weak colony. (Gone as of September 2006)
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6 colonies on Olive Tree Lane. (One survived to 2007, others believed gone.)
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2 colonies across Hutchison from Hopkins Road, in a row of olive trees, moderate strength. (Believed gone, February 2007)
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1 colony on Hopkins Road off Hutchison, very strong colony. (Gone as of February 2007)
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Up in the cork oak tree that is in Mrak Hall Drive circle. May 2006. (Gone as of January 2007).
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One small colony inside of a branch stump of an olive tree on Olive Drive, near the storage unit rental. (Gone as of January 2007)
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One colony 2 meters off the ground in a Sycamore tree on C street between 2nd and 3rd. (Survived to 2007)
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One colony on Russell Blvd. slightly past Oeste Drive inside of the base of a tree on the sidewalk (Gone as of February 2007)
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One colony about 100 yards south of the Explorit Science Center on the east side of the greenbelt. This colony has been around for at least 3 years and was badly damaged by vandals last year. It seems to be recovering nicely. A stunning 3meg high resolution picture of part of the colony is available from GrumpyoldGeek upon request. (status?)
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Colony in a tree off E Street. (status?)
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Colony in a tree between Aggie Lane cottages and the Human Development Dept. play yard. (status?)
