Wonder what they're doing now?

[frenchbees]

Had a few warmish days now and bees out in force bringing in pollen.
Quite a few however landing on the veg garden, could they be taking trace elements from the soil?
Also landing on rocks covered with litchen and moss, not sure what they are getting there? thought it might be water but behaviour continued after it had dried out.
Hardly saw a honeybee in the garden last summer, they all headed in the opposite direction for the trees. Luckily lots of bumbles to pollinate!

 

[Dishmop]

Also landing on rocks covered with litchen and moss, not sure what they are getting there? thought it might be water but behaviour continued after it had dried out.

Somewhere nice and warm to sit for a rest?

I doubt you enough warmth in the air to completely dry the moss so perhaps they were after water..

 

[biglongdarren]

my ones were doing exactly the same with the soil and mossy stones last week.

 

[tonybloke]

collecting water !!

 

[Matthew]

Hiya,,, Im new...

I see this kind of thing often here,,, what i figured was that where i had syrup dripped or spilt on thr ground even after drying out of the patch the bees still liked to lick it strange and funny,,, ay? guess that might be it.

 

[darren64]

18 mm of snow when I got up this morning