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Why are my bees clustering in the rain
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<blockquote data-quote="John B" data-source="post: 11700" data-attributes="member: 207"><p>Why hives hang out can be a bit of a mystery. If they are to full then they will definitely hang out but they will also do so when they are empty. High-temperature and especially high humidity the main cause. In your area the honey flow comes on a lot earlier than most of the country and it can be full on at this time of year but will be completely finished by about Christmas. If the flow is on at the moment then I would just swap the un-drawnbox with the drawn box which will force the issue. Inter spacing the combs as Frazz suggested will also work . Bees hanging out is usually a good sign , I would be a lot happier with mine at the moment if they were strong enough to do so but they are getting close to it and our main flow is a lot later down here.</p><p>Without seeing your hive it's really impossible to tell why they are hanging out but bees only control the climate in the part of the hive they are using and sometimes when you put a new box on they can act like it's not even there. Undersupering solves this problem and does no harm as long as the hive is strong enough.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John B, post: 11700, member: 207"] Why hives hang out can be a bit of a mystery. If they are to full then they will definitely hang out but they will also do so when they are empty. High-temperature and especially high humidity the main cause. In your area the honey flow comes on a lot earlier than most of the country and it can be full on at this time of year but will be completely finished by about Christmas. If the flow is on at the moment then I would just swap the un-drawnbox with the drawn box which will force the issue. Inter spacing the combs as Frazz suggested will also work . Bees hanging out is usually a good sign , I would be a lot happier with mine at the moment if they were strong enough to do so but they are getting close to it and our main flow is a lot later down here. Without seeing your hive it's really impossible to tell why they are hanging out but bees only control the climate in the part of the hive they are using and sometimes when you put a new box on they can act like it's not even there. Undersupering solves this problem and does no harm as long as the hive is strong enough. [/QUOTE]
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