What sort of behaviour is this?

[Shabro]

sorry this might seen like a totally pointless post but when inspecting one of the hives earlier, they were acting differently to anytime i have seen before, is it normal behaviour?

you need to click on the picture - its a video

 

[VEG]

that blue thing they brought with them isnt normal lol

 

[sherwood]

Looks like young bees having a clensing/orientation flight.

 

[ratcatcher]

apart from new orientation flights, unless you have seen wasp's/robbers, I'd say the entrance is too small,

 

[richardbees]

Shabro,

Why the blue formica , or are you being sponsored by chelsea FC ?

The behaviour of those bees in the video looked normal. >

 

[Shabro]

Shabro,

Why the blue formica , or are you being sponsored by chelsea FC ?

I don't know what the blue bit is for , it was on when I got the hive, havent bothered taking it off yet.....

 

[SixFooter]

Are you sure the blue bit is not packaging that you should have removed.
Looks like orientation flights.

 

[richardbees]

shabro

is it a plate screwed on to secure the bb to the floor? - in which case there will be one at the back as well.

I suggest you remove it/them as no longer needed and it obscures the view of the entrance

Mind you, that's a lovely shade of Maggie T Tory blue

richard

 

[Shabro]

nope I think it could of been someones experiment to stop the bees hive drifting

 

[BeeJayBee]

I'm wondering if some of the bees are 'fanning' in the wrong direction, so could be trying to push air through the hive for some reason or other. Maybe it was warmer than usual?