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Title: Bees with a caffeine habit. ;-)
Post by: skflyfish on March 15, 2010, 05:03:45 PM

I walked by a flower bed where I compost my coffee grounds and the girls are all over them. ;-)

Jay

Video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vNEoD6HdVU#)

Title: Re: Bees with a caffeine habit. ;-)
Post by: CVBees on March 15, 2010, 05:08:29 PM

Straight up they looked like they were doing the waggle dance in Hammertime...

:mrgreen: :shock: :mrgreen:

Title: Re: Bees with a caffeine habit. ;-)
Post by: D Coates on March 15, 2010, 05:57:00 PM

Gettin' Funky with their bad-selves...

When I open feed pollen that's the same dance I've seen them do.

Title: Re: Bees with a caffeine habit. ;-)
Post by: Highlandsfreedom on March 15, 2010, 06:43:59 PM

That is pritty crazy.... I wonder if they are using it for bee bread? That one bee was getting down. 8-) :-D

Title: Re: Bees with a caffeine habit. ;-)
Post by: hardwood on March 15, 2010, 07:18:41 PM

Had you recently watered? They could be using it as a water source.

Scott

Title: Re: Bees with a caffeine habit. ;-)
Post by: skflyfish on March 15, 2010, 07:25:42 PM

Actually it is quite dry. You can't see it very well in the video, but their wings are stirring up some dust.

They were a hoot to watch. Some even got on their back like they were break dancing. In some respects they kinda remind me of chickens dusting themselves.

Another of those unexpected pleasure the girls can bring. ;-)

Jay

Title: Re: Bees with a caffeine habit. ;-)
Post by: Bee Happy on March 15, 2010, 08:17:38 PM

They're not addicts! - They're just getting a little caffeine BUZZ.

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