busy entrance

[bill]

yesterday I drove by my big hive on the tractor I was a bit surprized to see a humongous number of bees flying around the entrance I am going to inspect them in the next couple of days  but I haven't been in it in about two or three weeks, there is always a lot of activity but this was much more  should this tell me something?

[Michael Bush]

Either they are hauling in nectar like not tomorrow, or you stumbled across at exactly when the young bees were orienting, or they are bing robbed.

[bill]

I bet it was orientation flights. there must be a huge number of bees in there I think I will see if they have made any more honey saturday I might better put another super onthey were not being robbed they are the only full hive I have, and there were none of them looking for other ways to get in