dwarf honey bee hive: apis florea

The tamarind tree outside our building played host for a while to a thriving beehive of what I think were dwarf honey bees (apis florea). It seemed to be doing well as the winter passed. But today I found the hive had collpased. I was getting rather fond of them too as I would see a couple of them buzzing about under the pots in my terrace garden, which is up on the fifth floor and adjoins the canopy of the tamarind tree where they built their hive. The plates under the planters always have a bit of water in them left over from watering, so I assumed they were in need of water.

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