Barbara. When bees become close to the age that they will assume the dangerous duties of foragers, like in a couple of days, they will en masse perform their orientation flights. There can be hundreds and hundreds of bees that come out of the colony, floating around facing their home, looking and looking and looking. These orientation flights last a few minutes and can occur a couple of times a day. It can seem like an awful lot of bees, and yes it is. Hundreds of bees, all congregated in the air infront of their home, what a beautiful sight. You know yourself that in a couple of days, weather dependent, that these orientation pefrorming bees will all be heading out to the field, to gather that beautiful nectar, pollen, propolis and water that is their entire agenda in life. They need to be totally familiar with what their home and surroundings look like to return to this haven in safety. The orientation flights are a most glorious sight to behold, it means continuance of the species. Have that great and most wonderful day as yours, love our life. Cindi