STRANGE Hive Inspection Findings

[rsteffens]

Hello Everyone,

I know that the standard time to check on a colony is in the afternoon when most of the hive is out foraging.  The strange thing is, when I check my bees in the afternoon, I usually meet up with a cranky, cantankerous hive with lots of mad bees buzzing around.  What's even more strange is that when I check my bees in the early evening/dusk the bees are far more docile!  Yet the hives are full of a lot more returning foragers.  This seems most strange.  Can anyone think of a reason for these findings?

Randy

[Michael Bush]

It's getting where the evenings are cooler and the bees are less active then.

[rast]

 It's about like mine. Right after the dew is dry in the morning or real late afternoon.
Seems as though the new bee orientation flights are greatest midafternoon til about 5 pm EST so there can be quite a ruckus around the hives.