Hello Everyone,
I know that the standard time to check on a colony is in the afternoon when most of the hive is out foraging. The strange thing is, when I check my bees in the afternoon, I usually meet up with a cranky, cantankerous hive with lots of mad bees buzzing around. What's even more strange is that when I check my bees in the early evening/dusk the bees are far more docile! Yet the hives are full of a lot more returning foragers. This seems most strange. Can anyone think of a reason for these findings?
Randy