Recently, Tool Lady and I saw some unusual behavior happening right outside our bee hive…The bees seemed to be moving very quickly and strangely right outside of the hive.
At first we thought it was a robbery in progress. You know, the whole fight to the death panic ensuing madness that happens when another entity is trying violently to steal away what belongs to you?
This means that hundreds of bees were stepping out for the very first time! They fly up and down, back and forth across the entrance of the hive to orient themselves with where they are and how to get back. They were essentially setting their internal GPS.
We also observed several bees flying into the hive with their little pockets completely full of pollen. We got to thinking that, if you’re involved in a fight to the death don’t rob me interaction, you’re not going to go shopping for supplies 😉
So, our bees are fine. Totally and completely fine. They’re busy, growing, building, creating, dying , being born and enjoying the Russian Sage.
It’s super cool! I highly recommend getting bees! We are totally learning as we go, but it’s tons of fun and we can’t wait for the honey!!! So far we’ve been very lucky with our bees…no violent behaviors, no stinging, etc. I’ve read that their temperament is dependent on the queen. If she’s calm, the entire hive will be too, but if she’s a bitch, the entire hive will be bitchy, too. It’s fascinating!
Wow that is so neat! We want to try bee’s next year bit the more I read about them, the more they seem pretty complex!
Yeah…this is definitely a learning curve for us! It’s crazy to think there’s an entire city living in a corned of our yard!!!
Glad the babies are fine! I never really pictures bees fledging, but of course they must!