Bee Bowing & Fanning

[rail]

Watching the hive I noticed a bee, facing the reduced entrance, bowing and fanning. That means the Queen is close and the bee is calling for the others?

[AllenF]

Just one bee?   Sending out pheromone most likely. 

Check out Bee bearding and bee festooning on the youtube for cool videos. 

[Michael Bush]

Or they are just fanning for ventilation...

[antaro]

I noticed a large group of bees fanning the entrance this evening for the first time.
It is our first hot weekend so it makes sense. Neat to see, though.

[schawee]

if you put your hand in front of the hive close to the bees you will feel the air blowing from inside the hive .bee a c, :-D     ...schawee