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 half my hives at the moment and the bees love them. I have ants all around but so far they’ve stayed off my buckets.
