I went out this morning around 7:45 to see if I still had bees. I brought some more sugar water to will the feeders. They did not drink much syrup.
The hives were quiet with no bees hanging around front. I peeked inside (I know you aren’t supposed to do that) and there were still lots of bees. I am worried that they are not recovering from their trip or else they are leaving the hive and what I saw were a few stragglers.
I will check again this evening and refrain from looking inside.
Update:
The bees were out and active. There were bees coming in with large bags full of pollen and there were bees doing dances on the hive’s stoop. The forsythia are in bloom and a clump near the hives had many of the girls checking it out. The temperature was about 45 this morning so I guess that they stayed in and slept late.
