Bees have found my water feature!

[CliffDale]

Not seen this before in the garden, but bees are going mad for water.

Cliff

 

[drstitson]

not too warm so suggests they are using stores.

 

[madasafish]

In spring I had bees on the compost of all my bedding plants...

 

[CliffDale]

Outside in the shade is 20C.

I put wet supers on yesterday for cleaning. Possibly something to do with this?

 

[herefordshirehoney]

Outside in the shade is 20C.

I put wet supers on yesterday for cleaning. Possibly something to do with this?

I'm sure finman says he sprays his with water to help them clean it faster might have read it wrong though

 

[the beehive lodge]

looks good

nice to see you have thought they may need a drink and not anouy next door

 

[CliffDale]

In spring I had bees on the compost of all my bedding plants...

Mine have found a bag of john Innes too!

 

[itma]

Great examples of the sort of water features that the bees find attractive and safe ...


// now if there was some moss there as well ...

 

[madasafish]

Great examples of the sort of water features that the bees find attractive and safe ...


// now if there was some moss there as well ...

They also like the sphagnum moss in our pond....

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I have a leaky connection from the hosepipe to the water timer outside the greenhouse so the concrete slab is always wet - ideal for the bees.

 

[Salamagundy]

Not seen this before in the garden, but bees are going mad for water.

Seriously impressive water feature - Respect!

Our bees have to make do with an old Belfast sink, although they sometimes seem ambivalent about that and a few prefer the dung heap. Honey tastes ok....

 

[Andy Duff]

If the bees did not need water then they would not be taking water. Well done on supplying them with what they need. It's a far nicer picture than one of them sucking on a cow pat

 

[Andy Duff]

Ours did this last November. It is a very odd year