Another bird that eats bees Is the Eastern Kingbird. It picks up bees in mid-air. And this year to add insult to injury their nest was constructed within ten feet of my apiary. Oh, but credit the Kingbird, why not dine close by, conserving flight energy..

Further and not directly related I saw one of these Kingbirds yesterday, actually touching the surface water of a pond on my property picking up ( I assume ) insects. Tongue in checks by getting insects out of my pond and as a consequence they are starving my fish. What the hell? 

Al Avitabile

 P.S. Years ago, beekeepers in Ct were happy to have the Eastern Kingbirds around. WHY?  They were picking off the lazy drones. OH, you mean those drones whose sperm might contribute to a genetically great bee colony.

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