Bees with pollen from a small nuc.

[BjornBee]

The primary goldenrod finally came out and the bees are really going to town. This is an entrance to a 5 frame nuc. The white stuff you see on the entrance is paper towels that were shredded by the bees.

http://s186.photobucket.com/albums/x236/BjornBee/?action=view&current=beepictures036.jpg

[beemandan]

Looks a lot like the sumac pollen my girls are bringing in right now.
http://www.boogerhillbee.com/sumac.jpg

[BjornBee]

I didn't even think of sumac.

[beemandan]

I just noticed that the bee in the middle of the sumac photo appears to have a varroa mite right at the point where her wing is attached to her thorax.

[BjornBee]

I don't see it.