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Title: Scrubbing Bees
Post by: Wits End on May 28, 2011, 09:26:24 PM
Has anyone ever figured out what this behavior is for? I have had Bees for a few years and this year is the first that I have seen it in my bees. This is also the first time I have left entrances reduced.

line dancing bees (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dadvvWocEk#ws)


I hope this worked right
Title: Re: Scrubbing Bees
Post by: schawee on May 28, 2011, 09:32:38 PM
it is called washboarding  .it has nothing to do with the entrance reduced.my bees do it to all of my hives and none of them has reduced entrances.i got to say ,it cool when they do it.    ...schawee
Title: Re: Scrubbing Bees
Post by: G3farms on May 28, 2011, 09:34:37 PM
the video did not work  :(

Sounds like wash boarding to me
Title: Re: Scrubbing Bees
Post by: Wits End on May 28, 2011, 10:10:23 PM
Fixed it! Should have read beemasters tutorial first!
Title: Re: Scrubbing Bees
Post by: Wits End on May 28, 2011, 10:17:27 PM
I've read about it before but no one seems to know the purpose. All 9 of my hives do it every evening. We just chalk it up to evening line dancing.
Title: Re: Scrubbing Bees
Post by: G3farms on May 28, 2011, 11:12:30 PM
line dancing  :lau: :lau: I like it.
Title: Re: Scrubbing Bees
Post by: Sparky on May 28, 2011, 11:34:27 PM
I think it is the bad girl, group. They have been ordered to go out and clean the deck.  :evil: