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Title: What was it doing in my garage?
Post by: SgtMaj on September 07, 2008, 02:25:38 AM
I had a bee, a honeybee, fly in my garage today, it seemed like it was checking everything out.  At first I thought it was a yellowjacket because of the sweeping motion it had while flying, but it was really orange and had a fat abdomen like a honeybee so I thought I'd get a better look, sure enough, it was a honeybee.  I wonder what it was doing in my garage... other than checking out the stuff I've been building for them.  It was probably a bee building inspector... HA!
Title: Re: What was it doing in my garage?
Post by: Irwin on September 07, 2008, 08:49:05 AM
It was looking for a place to move into for the winter :-D
Title: Re: What was it doing in my garage?
Post by: JP on September 07, 2008, 10:03:17 AM
May have been an evacuation scout bee.


...JP
Title: Re: What was it doing in my garage?
Post by: Big John on September 07, 2008, 10:12:32 AM
My bees is always flying in and out of my garage when I am working in it, just about daily I always thought they were scout bees looking for nectar.
Title: Re: What was it doing in my garage?
Post by: BeeHopper on September 07, 2008, 11:14:36 AM
Make sure they're not Robbing you of your TOOLS !
Title: Re: What was it doing in my garage?
Post by: poka-bee on September 07, 2008, 12:13:09 PM
Cindi musta sent it looking for her snips :evil:  They check our granite stuff out all the time.  Bees are almost as nosy as I am! :-D Jody
Title: Re: What was it doing in my garage?
Post by: Jim134 on September 07, 2008, 12:47:51 PM
Must bee the night shift at 1:25 A.M.  :? LOL



          BEE HAPPY Jim 134 :)
Title: Re: What was it doing in my garage?
Post by: SgtMaj on September 08, 2008, 04:03:52 AM
JP, at the time, I thought she might be a swarm scout... but it's kinda late for swarms here.  Though I was talking to another beek at the fair yesterday, and he said he got a 5lb swarm just a couple blocks from my house about a week ago.  She certainly was interrested in my bee vac.  If you build it, they will come, right?  :D

Jim, yeah, I work the night shift primarily.  I actually kinda like it.
Title: Re: What was it doing in my garage?
Post by: Scadsobees on September 08, 2008, 09:34:03 AM
If there is a dearth, then she's looking for ANYTHING SWEET!  When there aren't any blooms around, my bees are all over the place looking for work!
Title: Re: What was it doing in my garage?
Post by: sc-bee on September 08, 2008, 11:34:16 PM
Playing FOOTSIE ;)!
Title: Re: What was it doing in my garage?
Post by: Cossack on September 10, 2008, 01:05:40 PM

Bee Careful she could have been a spy.

lol.