Beehave
New Bee
Hi - I'm a newbie and around 18.00 I noticed a lot of bees around the entrance to my national. They are just sitting on the wall of the hive above the entrance - a few are fanning, but most are just sitting there. No fighting. Theres lots, guessing 500. They were still there at 20.15 - whats going on? My colony is an early June swarm. Last time I looked (fortnight ago - they are a bad tempered lot) they were busy in the 14x12 brood box, with drawn out frames, eggs, brood and had put some stores into the super, still in the nectar stage.
Thanks for any help.