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The myth goes something like this: bees will not forage within a 25-foot radius of their hive because that is the “cleansing area”–or restroom, if you will. This is nonsense. The rumor probably arose when beekeepers watched their charges fly right past flowers within inches of the hive only to alight on something in [...] I don’t know why this myth persists, but it does. Sometimes the person asks in a half-joking but tentative way, as if it might be true but they hope it’s not. Others are totally convinced it is true and want verification. Others are just curious because it’s something they heard somewhere. This myth is [...] Here in western Washington it is a great day for honey bees. The temperature is hovering around 55° F in the shade and my bees are out in droves. All my hives are misted with bees, but my two nucs—stacked one above the other—really surprised me. The great cloud of bees milling around them [...] Dear Readers, An innkeeper in South Africa has a problem and maybe you can help. There, they hang the laundry outside to dry, but his inn is adjacent to a field with 100 hives. He can’t get the yellow/orange stains out of the laundry and wants to know if there is a way to [...] Today, western Washington is a “fly zone.” That’s what I call a day in the winter that is both warm enough and dry enough for the honey bees to fly. I spent a few minutes this afternoon walking from hive to hive just to make sure everyone was out and about—and they were. I [...] |
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