Worldwide Beekeeping
Beekeeping => Beekeeping 101 => Topic started by: Mikey N.C. on May 24, 2017, 03:52:44 pm
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It rained all day yesterday, it's 3:00 in afternoon today expected to rain another 8 hrs. starting soon look out window and bees going crazy at one hive. Is this orientation or cleansing flight ? No fighting in front, but boy howdy they're loud.
(https://s21.postimg.cc/4q0op6443/0524171514.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/4q0op6443/)
(https://s2.postimg.cc/72ak9khth/0524171516.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/72ak9khth/)
(https://s30.postimg.cc/kgw5aevdp/0524171513b_2.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/kgw5aevdp/)
(https://s29.postimg.cc/eewjz2zyb/0524171513a.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/eewjz2zyb/)
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Too new to answer your question, but I'm in the same weather system as you are (Columbia SC). Ready for some sun!
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Rain is getting ready to hit . Notice other box is doing something
(https://s11.postimg.cc/cbbsgt7rz/0524171611a.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/cbbsgt7rz/)
(https://s3.postimg.cc/51ljxr40v/0524171612.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/image/51ljxr40v/)
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Smoke, is that a pointing hound or winding,trailing hound ?
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He's bred to be a pointer/retriever. The breed is Bracco Italiano and is similar to a German Shorthair. I don't hunt, so he's a running partner and tennis ball chaser.
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Also, for what its worth, my bees have been doing the same thing all day
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Beautiful dog , rain moved through. Ready for break.
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great pix mikey!
my guess is orientation (from your time description), two times of the day we will see this: mid morning and mid afternoon............but maybe they were tired of being cooped up from the rain!............... :D
orientation flights........if you see them flying out, doing circle flights facing the hive, just orientation and getting their gps going.