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  • From: Rachel Watersong <rachelwatersong AT fastmail.com>
  • To: ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [ocba] Bee nightclub?
  • Date: Sat, 09 Jul 2016 19:49:47 -0400

Hi bee friends and mentors,

First year beekeeper here with a mystery. I have two hives, both
started as nucs in May. They're both low in stores and I didn't feed
them last week because I ran out of sugar. Yesterday and today I've
noticed that several bees (like 5 at a time) are going up to a plastic
flowerpot in the backyard, poking their heads into the little holes in
the bottom of the flowerpot, and busying themselves in some way. The
flowerpot is full of ordinary potting soil.

What might they be doing? Are they getting some nutrition from the
potting soil? They have a watering bowl right near the flowerpots, so I
don't think they're getting moisture.

Any ideas?

Rachel Watersong

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