Summer in the Beeyard

Well, summer is upon us here in South Carolina, and my bees have to cope with the heat. I try to provide nice "digs" for my bees, but the truth is, they don't have A/C in their hive boxes.

So here's a few pics of how bees deal with the heat. Click on the images to enlarge - especially the last one! That's my favorite.

Here are they are hangin out on the deck.

Here they are "chillin" on the landing deck, while one comes in like a "Harrier jet" on the left, middle of the picture.

And finally, when it's just too much to bear the heat on the landing deck, sometimes they have to go to the "pool" to get a drink (otherwise known as my bird bath). Here is one of the girls licking up some water.

So there you have it. My bees can't just make honey 24/7, sometimes you have to take to time for re-creation!