Strange

[GRIMBEE]

I was putting bird food in the feeders today and noticed something strange. The honey bees:eek: were comming from somewhere and were milling about in the pile of seed the birds knock to the ground. I saw 6 honeybees while I filled the feeder they were collecting something.

The olny thing I can think is that there is some kind of pollen they were collecting in the bird seed:confused: honey bees must use up pollen stores fast in winter at least here in the north east.

[BULLSEYE BILL]

It's called grain dust. Bees love it. Feedlot operators hate bees this time of year. Dear ole dad and bro in law whine about the horses not being able to eat all winter. If they would feed the livestock earlier before the bees get out it wouldn't matter.

[randydrivesabus]

they've been all over the cracked corn i set out for the geese and guineas.

[Ravenseye]

Last January thaw, they were is the sawdust pile from a tree that I had cut up. I think that sometimes in winter, if it looks like pollen, it'll get taken back to the hive.

[riverrat]

I had a similiar deal come up last tuesday. An old farmer I have hives on. Caught up with me at the ball game wanting to know why the bees where all over his bird feeder. When I told them they was after the grain dust. He couldnt believe it. He was amazed that bees do this kind of thing.

[WVbeekeeper]

I just left Abilene, TX today (currently staying overnight in Benton, AR). I
was working at Buffallo Gap on at a wind farm for ASE. Anyway I had some
bananas and was just threw the peels down on the ground. I was quite
suprised when I noticed some bees had sniffed out the peels and were eating
from them. I took them some syrup and had a bunch that started coming in
for that. Those little bees sure seemed eager for the syrup. I wish I would
have had some time to do a little bee lining. Maybe I could have found a local
beek or a nice feral colony.