SO much bearding after robbing..???

[NC Queen Bee]

It's been really hot here 105* average for the last two weeks.. Just before the 4th we robbed the hives. For the last 12yrs, I have harvested the honey, set the supers out to be cleaned by the bees and then placed them in storage!  This yr, ALL of my hives are bearding so badly. I know it's really hot and even tho we have been dry there are two ponds and a small creek on our property. Each hive has two hive bodies and two med. super.. What should I be doing??? What are they telling me?   COULD I/ SHOULD I be splitting them? What are the odds of them swarming? I have nuc boxes, I will have a TBH tomorrow... Just never seen so many bees on the front landings and on the hive it's self.. Thank you

[AllenF]

On hot and steamy nights, would you rather be out in the breeze on the front porch or stuck in a hot box?    I think it is good to see some bearding.  I would not fret over it.

[Joe D]

Our hot has been better last few days.  Today hi 92 low 72 and showers every 2 or 3 days, now.  Maybe the weather will move out for y'll soon too.  We are still having bearding.



Joe

[mroark]

Mine didnt really start bearding till it started to cool down. We've been 100+ for a couple weeks and I'd see small beards each night. Then I did an inspection and it dropped into the low 90s and they have been outside ever since.