Hello, everyone,
I'm seeing some unusual behavior, which the bottom line is something not good is going on, but I'm curious about a specific detail.
The bees are being unusually active coming in and out of the entrance, for this time of night. The bees coming out, as they are walking out of the entrance are "fanning" their wings as they are moving. This fanning is in the OPPOSITE direction that bees would ventilate to move air out of the hive.
I had a lamp with me. Usually when I observe bees at night, one or two bees might accost the lamp. Tonight bee after bee after bee started accosting the lamps until it was covered in bees and they still kept coming.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Thomas
I'm seeing some unusual behavior, which the bottom line is something not good is going on, but I'm curious about a specific detail.
The bees are being unusually active coming in and out of the entrance, for this time of night. The bees coming out, as they are walking out of the entrance are "fanning" their wings as they are moving. This fanning is in the OPPOSITE direction that bees would ventilate to move air out of the hive.
I had a lamp with me. Usually when I observe bees at night, one or two bees might accost the lamp. Tonight bee after bee after bee started accosting the lamps until it was covered in bees and they still kept coming.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Thomas