I know I’ve talked about this ad nauseum, sorry. But looking tonight I noticed that they are out in significant numbers.
Normal?
It is normal Robert. Look at this way, The hive is strong and at night all the worker bees have taken a break from foraging and are at home with all the rest of the girls.
it is a warm night and with all the extra body heat in the hive it is getting too hot for the comfort of the queen and brood. It is about now a break in the cooler fresh air is sounding pretty good and i have heard through the grape vine there is a slight breeze blowing as well. I’ll just go out and hang out there in the beard…
Perfect, thanks!! You’ve put my.mind at ease yet again.
We actually have a whole section on bearding in case you would like to have a look at some other beekeepers beards 
Doh. I realise there’s a few posts I should have put in other areas
And thanks… Mine was nothing compared to that!
Faroe Quote “in case you would like to have a look at some other beekeepers beards”.
Mine’s not much to look at, however I’d like to see @Dawn_SD’s.
Yep, I left that sentence like that on purpose 
Could start a new topic on it 
This was many years ago, but a good beard none the less. 
Wilma said “she grows a beard well better than yours Jeff”.
We have an old European joke…
Why do Italian men grow such impressive moustaches? So that they look like their mothers! 
