Yeah, she's a lady T_T poor bee. Most bees are female, except for the drones which have big goofy eyes/bodies.
I lost a lot of bees this winter because of the freak cold snaps we had.
I'm sure the other bees will be happy to pollinate your strawberry seeds though :)
Thanks for confirming my assumption. How do bees usually stay warm during winter in cold climates? Do they migrate or hibernate?
The weather here doesn't stay cold for any length of time in winter, it's easy to understand how bees can survive Texas winter.
They form a cluster around the queen and constantly beat their wings to generate heat, and they work their way from bottom to the top of the hive eating all of their honey and pollen reserves.
I'm not sure about bees in warmer climates, maybe they don't need to do that
I think the bees in warmer climates do the opposite thing in the summer, venting excess heat. They're a full fledged biological HVAC system!
Bees are amazing, inspiring, weirdly cute... I've had a better relationship with my bees than I've had with some pets haha