What Do Honeybees Do.....

On a hot afternoon???? They hang out at the water's edge of course!Take a walk to the pond on any given hot afternoon, and you will be aware of a constant vibration....the buzzing of hundreds of bees as they visit the water's edge for a refreshing drink.

It is important when raising honeybees that you have a good supply of fresh water for them to drink. In our case, a spring-fed pond serves this purpose quite nicely. Luckily, the bees don't bother the dogs, as they, too, stop by the pond to cool off.


Comments

Thistledew Farm said…
Hurray for bees - I was just commenting on my site that I haven't seen any honey bees this year - lots of bumblebees but no honey. I was musing that maybe I should get a bee hive....I better learn about them first. Thanks for a walk to the pond - I was getting hot and needed the refreshment of sitting beside the spring.
Kelly said…
The dogs looked refreshed. We are lucky to have a stream that runs about 250 ft away from my bees. I have to go down and look. First, we have to have another warm day. It was in the 60's today.
Kelly
Katmom said…
Can I come play with Sadie?
As for the bees,,,I feel so guilty,,,I had a container (w/a narrow opening) filled w/water...the bees flew in but couldn't figure out how to get out & sadly had a massive drowing of bees! so...lesson learned, don't leave any containers w/water sitting out.
Tons of Bumblers & fat too!
not as many Mason or Honey bees around yet,,,but then we have had such glummy rainy weather lately.
Send me some of your extra bees...
hugz & 12 days & counting...wahoo!
Ruth said…
I didn't realize that bees will go cool down in the water. I would love to have a hive. I don't know if we can though. We are so restricted here.

We drove down rt. 222 in Berks County when we visited PA and there were so many old farms. I loved it. I wish I could move there.

Hope you can stop by my blog when you have a chance.

Ruth