I assume you mean they were honeybees, even though you stated you don't usually see any honeybees at your location. The behavior you describe of so few bees is peculiar and I think you'll find most of us as clueless as yourself. Maybe you have a cell phone transmission tower close by? (sorry....insider beekeeper CDC joke) My best guess has to do with scout bees from a nearby swarm trying to locate a new, permanent nesting site. But if you haven't seen them since, I would say your home's location lost out in the swarm's voting process (lucky you!). You'll probably never know exactly what was going on.

There is nothing wrong with a twitching chrysalis. I've had various Swallowtails, Fritillaries, American Ladies, skippers and moth pupae/cocoons wiggle around. ~ Cat

generally one sees pretty uniform performance within a line but things like environmental differences can effect things like flower got siblings? are they exactly like you? If the size, shape or color was vastly different I would suspect outcrossing.

I didn't see your last comments before I posted. It sounds like maybe she is just getting older and maybe her health isn't so great which her daughter may not even be aware of. Does she know you're coming over when she doesn't answer the door? Because I wouldn't read too much into her not answering the door. Many people don't answer the door unless they have invited people to come over, especially if they are women living alone ---I'm sure you can find a post on just this topic on the entertaining forum ;-). And, yes, maybe she used to open the door; but possibly her health has kept her from keeping up with the vaccuming, the house is always a mess now, or she hasn't applied her face yet and just doesn't want to answer the door to anyone with everything in that condition. I have a feeling her garden probably isn't kept up with either and/or that she can't handle the summer sun that much to even be able to enjoy it. Going through a major health problem can really change a person... not just physically but mentally too. I would bet her health is just drained down and that she may even be depressed which would just add fuel to the fire. I have to say aside from the bigoted remarks (which I would guess have always been there)... it really doesn't sound like she's doing anything wrong. It sounds like she's just not able to keep up with her old lifestyle. Which is sad for her. Could you have an honest talk with her about things? Maybe your friendship and the activites you guys can do together will have to change because her activity level and health condition require it, but I doubt you need to cut her out totally. If she really is suffering from health problems (or depression), she may be embarrassed or ashamed to admit it -- even trying ot hide it-- but this may be the time she really needs a true friend the most. ps. I think it's fine to post to this forum especially since the problem is probably related to some physical or mental health issue.