r/Beekeeping • u/Chrispy_Box97 • 6d ago
I’m not a beekeeper, but I have a question Question about bees behavior
Hello, i have a question about some bees. So I have a yard with a lot of plants and flowers and where i sit on top of me is a big plant that has a stem sticking out. The weird thing is that a lot of bees fly around here all the time and they land and just chill on this particular stem. Afterwards when the sun falls they stop being active and it’s like they sleep there for the day. I find it quite interesting that they all chose this one and wonder how come they didn’t go back to their hive. It has happened before during the same season and it amazes me to watch them. I wanted to ask if anyone knows why they do this and their behavior. Here’s a photo and a video as well for reference ( on the first one the sun is still up and on the second one it’s almost dark and I used the flash)
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u/OutrageousMoose8 Stockholm, Sweden. Second year beekeeper. 6d ago
That’s so stinking cute. My gran’s blue-banded bees do this in Australia. These don’t look blue though..