tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1769531409075397171.post47902477884980457..comments2013-12-17T05:04:56.956-05:00Comments on BQE Keeper: Bees in the mudMatthewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13334628837533439470noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1769531409075397171.post-10136059978131401992009-05-04T19:27:00.000-04:002009-05-04T19:27:00.000-04:00Bees also are rather amazing in that they know whe...Bees also are rather amazing in that they know when the nectar is available in certain plants. I don't know about apricot trees, but if you don't see the bees until later in the day, probably the nectar is easy to get later in the day and not so available in the morning.Linda Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089537760868691562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1769531409075397171.post-69848606076623759982009-04-26T15:55:00.000-04:002009-04-26T15:55:00.000-04:00Bees do have a schedule, based on their age. They ...Bees do have a schedule, based on their age. They don't leave the hive until about mid-way through life at 3 weeks. Before that they work in the hive at cleaning, queen-grooming, honey making, guarding, etc. It's the old girls who forage. As to who goes for water, who goes to resins, who collects nectar, etc, I don't know. But once something like your apricot tree is found, the forager will Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13334628837533439470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1769531409075397171.post-76462461262219730052009-04-25T08:48:00.000-04:002009-04-25T08:48:00.000-04:00Aawwweesome! I wonder, do bees have a schedule? Do...Aawwweesome! I wonder, do bees have a schedule? Do they gather water and minerals in the morning and nectar when the sun gets a little higher (and the flowers have opened wider.) I noticed there weren't too many bees on the apricot tree in the back until later in the day.amarillahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06145474039245058818noreply@blogger.com