# Helping the bees in hot weather **URL:** \ **Category:** Beekeeping - Basics\ **Created:** [January 14, 2020, 1:49am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/helping-the-bees-in-hot-weather/24328 "2020-01-14T01:49:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 14
**Author:** ![fffffred](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/71c47a/32.png) [@fffffred](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/fffffred)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2020, 5:58am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/helping-the-bees-in-hot-weather/24328/14 "2020-11-20T05:58:43Z")
JeffH makes a good point. The best we can do is provide them with water nearby. Let them do the rest… A good solution I saw is from Jack from his learnings during a heatwave: > [@Water supply ideas](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/water-supply-ideas/1515/93): > > Today- where I am - bees will easily be able to outdrink a dripping tap. During this seemingly endless heatwave I have bees drinking enormous volumes from all over the place. I have many watering stations. One thing: they love a bit of salt. I salt my birdbath with a half a teaspoon a week or so - and the bees are also very fond of run off from my evaporative cooler as it has a high mineral content I assume. @tm7 have you tried a bucket of water with a towel in/draped over it? I have these on … --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/helping-the-bees-in-hot-weather/24328)._