I thought it would be interesting to post a pic of these two girls together. Both are adults, both normals.

Bertha, the larger (really large!) one, and is one of the darkest normals I've seen, with very little color.

Norma is on the other end of the spectrum, with really light, very bright colors. (The picture that's just a closeup of their bodies shows her color best.)



(Please pardon my slipper in this pic ... )





... I'm planning to breed both to this bee this year (assuming Norma is ready); I'm curious to see how the colors of the females affect the offspring.