Honeybees Collecting Water
Here is one of my favorite short videos I shot of a few of my honeybees seeking moisture.
Bees will find the closest available drinking water to collect for use in their hive. This can be a small pond, a creek, or even a bit of damp mud like you can see in this video.
The honeybee uses water for a few different reasons including for de-crystallizing honey, for drinking, and my favorite--to create a cooling system for their hive.
In the middle of the summer heat, they use water for evaporative cooling of their hive. They spread a thin layer of water across the sealed brood and then workers fan their wings to create air currents which evaporate the water and cool the hive.
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fun to watch. I like how their bodies pulse as they drink water. its like me drinking after playing soccer for a long time on a hot day.
hahahahah, yeah I think its cool to watch as well.
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Yes, they are! At least from one of my hives. When I shot this, I had five hives in my yard and several more scattered through the neighborhood at my friends houses.
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never thought something so small could be so intelligent.
They are really quite amazing creatures.
I've always had a fear of bees- any variety! But it wasn't until I started REALLY gardening that my fear turned to respect.
Pollination and all the good things bees do for our survival.
I live near hundreds of apple orchards so we always have an influx of bees from June through October.
I learned quite a bit about bees in this post- thank you!
Thank you!
@bigpanda thanks for sharing this with us, the world of the bees is so fantastic. Have a wonderful day
Thanks for stopping by--I think their world is pretty fantastic also.
Extraordinary. Thank you for sharing your knowledge about honey bee cultivation @bigpanda.
I'm glad you liked it.
It looks like a documentary! Thanks for the great video. I would like to mention about Einstein's promise :)
"If the Bee Disappeared Off the Face of the Earth, Man Would Only Have Four Years Left To Live"
Such a wonderful quote--I appreciate the kind words. Now if I only had two hours of good video I could make a documentary.
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Thanks! I really appreciate that.
Amazing video,thanks for sharing @bigpanda
Thanks, I appreciate your kind words.
Awesome video, @bigpanda😊i love bees
I'm so glad, I love the bees as well.