It is currently 8:00 PM, 65 degrees F, and drizzly. It's been raining most of the day.
I looked out across the yard at the hives, and zooming in with the camcorder, I can see several hundred bees hanging out of the front of one hive, and several dozen out of the other one. There are bees lined up all along the crack between the migratory top and the upper brood box (I have the lids propped open about 3/8" on one end with twigs to alleviate the 90 degree weather we had earlier in the week).
Is this normal? Are the girls just taking a potty break after being cooped up all day? Forgive my ignorance, but I'm new to this.
I looked out across the yard at the hives, and zooming in with the camcorder, I can see several hundred bees hanging out of the front of one hive, and several dozen out of the other one. There are bees lined up all along the crack between the migratory top and the upper brood box (I have the lids propped open about 3/8" on one end with twigs to alleviate the 90 degree weather we had earlier in the week).
Is this normal? Are the girls just taking a potty break after being cooped up all day? Forgive my ignorance, but I'm new to this.