Creepy Tongue Action

[Dabbler]

Its been quite hot lately and I have had the sticky board out to allow more ventilation.
Last night there was a large beard on the front and I decided to look at the SBB  through the bottom/back of the hive.

The video shows what I saw - presumably lots of little tongues poking through the SBB.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/u34492sdpecrl0s/2016-08-09%2018.35.57.mov?dl=0

What is going on?    Is this  similar to washboarding?


P.S. - My apologies if you were expecting something more "racey". I couldn't think of a more descriptive subject line. 

[Michael Bush]

Probably the ones in the hive with their tongues out are receiver bees waiting for foragers to hand off nectar.

[Dabbler]

So they are using the open SBB as an additional (but screened) entrance.
There were some (~6) foragers on the outside of the screen. Very interesting.

Thanks !
I appreciate your insight.

[Michael Bush]

>So they are using the open SBB as an additional (but screened) entrance.

Yes.  This often happens with a SBB that is open during a flow.