These were found by a friend while we were on a botanizing excursion last week. What could they be: lion cages for a flea circus? Our best guess is that these are shipping containers for queen bees. Upon arrival, a plug of wax in the tube is gnawed away, and the queen takes up residence in her new hive.
Beautiful little objects, aren't they?
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Something to do with queen bees was the first thing that occurred to me too.
ReplyDeleteGoogling around I find this page: http://www.dave-cushman.net/bee/queencages.html