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Fannbee
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Vibrating bees
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April 02, 2007, 09:32:24 pm »
I have about 100 or so bees on the front of my slatted rack moving up and down like they are doing a two step. All behinds are pointing up and their heads are pointing down to the ground.
What could this be?
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Jerrymac
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April 02, 2007, 09:34:50 pm »
It's called wash boarding
Were they flapping their wings? That could be they were cooling the hive.
Here is something on washboarding
http://esa.confex.com/esa/2003/techprogram/paper_11018.htm
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Fannbee
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Re: Vibrating bees
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April 02, 2007, 11:15:13 pm »
Well my wife did say they appeared to be cleaning the front of the hive. No flapping of wings.
Thanks
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Michael Bush
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April 02, 2007, 11:22:01 pm »
It's called washboarding. I think it's just a line dance.
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