[cjfoster72]

Anyone know what this little cluster of bees was doing? They were on the back of my hive. I heard some short bursts of high pitch buzzing like one or more of them were flapping their wings really fast. I also noticed alot of them face to face as if they were kissing

It was only in the mid 60s today and windy...seemed odd to me but I'm sure they were doing it for a reason! What was it?!?!?



By the way, this hive is really doing well. 3 medium hive bodies with brood in all of them. No queen cells. I added a honey super today.

 

[Mr.Beeman]

Screened bottom board I take it?

 

[cjfoster72]

Yep, screened bottom board.

 

[Mr.Beeman]

Typical behavior with a screened bottom board. The bees can smell the hive and queen through the screen. Sometimes it confuses the bees on where to enter.
The high pitched buzzing could have been the queen piping perhaps.

 

[dfortune]

The high pitched buzzing could have been the queen piping perhaps.

Workers sometimes make simialar piping noises but at a different pitch.

 

[cjfoster72]

Ah, ok. Thanks for the info. I went through this hive right after I took the picture and the cluster was gone by the time I was done.