I have a question and am very curious about why Honey Bees are going only down 2 inches on branches of Mugo Pines, then fly out and go to another branch and go down about 2 inches then go back out again. Does anyone know why they are doing this? Thank you in advance. Kim
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Where are you located and when were the bees doing this?
Hi Allen, I'm in Tualatin, Oregon, USA and it still is going on, it is now 7:00pm PST.
It's only a guess, but I would think they are getting resin to make propolis.
I'm waiting to hear back from the owner of this Forum, to see if I can upload photos for everyone to see.
This might be a stupid question, since I'm a newbie, but is Resin or sap the only way the Honey Bees can make Propolis?
Your hives will be nice and sticky soon. Propolis is what they are getting there. I have Ponderosa trees and they are going there for the same reason.
I'm also in Oregon.
I wish I knew where they were going, so far I don't. I don't think it is too far tho.