bee siestas?

[phill]

I have a strong hive that's taking long lunch breaks. The bees get active early in the morning, and keep going strong until about noon. Then things get quiet around the hive for a couple of hours. They get busy again around 2 pm. I've never noticed this behavior before; is it unusual?

I doubt that it's weather-related. I'm in Massachusetts, and it hasn't been hot (until today). There's been no bearding to speak of.

[cao]

It may be that the flowers that they are visiting are only flowering or producing nectar in the morning. That would be my guess.

[GSF]

You're probably right cao, I seem to remember that not all flowers do the same thing at the same time. Too much competition for pollinators.