When we gave the bees a new house, I was a bit worried that this would put a dampner on foraging. Only a couple seemed to be flying and would they get lost in the new location? Would they even find the door to get out? I was particularly worried because of the heat wave. I had this idea that foraging bees will bring water for the queen. But if she lost her two foragers, would she die from the heat?
It was easy enough to put a small dish (otherwise known as a bottle top :-) of water in the box with them.
It was also easy enough to do the same with a teaspoon of honey.
They didn't show interest in either.
Oh, well. Never mind. I tried.
This evening we had a thunderstorm. Once the sun was back for the sunset,
I went to check on them.
All the water and honey was gone!
Was this the doing of the thunderstorm?
Or could it have been the bees?
But that green dish that had the honey in is so clean! Not a hint of stickiness. Like it had been washed.
Here's the sequence of events that happened moments after I replaced refilled bottle tops.
Clearly, they knew what they were after!
How exciting! Looks hopeful for their survival.
By the way, if you are interested, I'm told they are bumble bees. So don't expect much return on our honey investment.
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