26 May 2010

Bees - Apis florea



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Dari Ibnu Abbas ra, Rasulullah saw bersabda, “Sesungguhnya Nabi saw melarang membunuh empat jenis binatang, yaitu semut, lebah, burung hud-hud dan burung shurad (sejenis burung gereja).” (HR. Abu Daud).
Bee Colony

Apis spp. probably Apis florea.
Location: My backyard, Raub, Pahang.

5 comments:

Phil Slade said...

Can't really leave a comment Tabib. Your brilliant picture just wegs lots of questions. Where are they, Why are they there, What are they doing, When do they do thids etc, etc.

Joanne Olivieri said...

Whoa, pretty cool shot there. I wouldn't want to be too close, though.

rainfield61 said...

If they are disturbed....

Redzlan aka Tabib said...

Thanks ALL for comments
Sorry Phil for no explanation. This is 'wordless posting' ;)

I initially thought this not a permanent nest, which usually disappear within 24 hours. But after more than one month the bee/nest is still there.
I have seen a Bee Swarm during my birding trip. It disappeared when I returned a week later.

Apis florea nest near human habitation, which in this case at Moringa Oleifera tree about 30 meter from my front yard.
The nest is tubular in shape about 40cm long x 15cm diameter- like a water bottle about 0.5m from ground and monsoon drain, and about 3 meters from back-lane that my son used to play badmington.

Lois said...

No words needed!