Wednesday, October 30, 2019

What is This?

So I was sitting on the back porch looking at the Hawthorn...

...when this caught my eye.

Anyone know what it is or who created it?
  

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6 comments:

  1. SandraOctober 31, 2019 at 1:18 AM

    It looks like some sort of Bees nest, maybe an old one where the outer papery layers have worn away.

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  2. MEWWEMOctober 31, 2019 at 1:21 AM

    My daughter majored in entomology. This is her answer.

    It's wax comb from honey bees.  She had a honey bee swarm hang out in the tree long enough to start building comb, while they looked for a better spot.

    Found this on the web:
    "If the bees don’t find a new nesting location, they may begin producing beeswax and forming combs at the spot where the cluster formed, such as a tree limb, the overhang of a house, or another unusual place. These “exposed comb” colonies may exist until fall (or year-round in warm-winter areas), but robbing bees, hungry birds, and inclement weather usually put an end to these colonies and their combs." (http://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74159.html)

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  3. JudyOctober 31, 2019 at 5:22 AM

    very interesting. please let us know if you ever find out what it is

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  4. AlexandrinaOctober 31, 2019 at 5:52 AM

    Big vespiary, I think. Very dangerous, don't touch it, please.

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  5. MegOctober 31, 2019 at 9:06 AM

    A temporary hive for bees on the move. See: https://io9.gizmodo.com/this-is-easily-one-of-the-weirdest-bee-hives-weve-ever-1717985353

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  6. BarbOctober 31, 2019 at 6:12 PM

    So many interesting comments. I have no idea!

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