Bees and dirt.

[Bob Wilson]

Spring is just beginning to show here in middle Georgia. The bees are more active, and even though there is a large pond near by and a bird fountain in the yard, my bees are swooping around the yard, landing on the dirt and dead plants. I am assuming the want dirty water, full of minerals.

[paus]

You are right bees do not like clean water they like water that has "stuff" in it.  I have made water with salt, chlorine, cattle minerals, in small amounts and they drank it They also like water that naturally grows algae.  Put a piece of wood and they will land on the preferably, rotten wood and suck water from the water soaked wood or use it to land on.

[Ben Framed]

Thats my experience too Paus..

[Acebird]

Ha ha, they like what smells like poop and then they puke honey and we eat it.

[Terri Yaki]

Ha ha, they like what smells like poop and then they puke honey and we eat it.

LOL, that is funny. And I was silently questioning the sanity of my neighbor when he had containers of algae laden water out for his bees to drink.