Something Stinks

It was unseasonably warm at 6°C in my beeyard today (43°F), warm enough for the bees in most of my hives to get out for some cleansing flights, possibly for the first time in months.

Honey bee after a cleansing flight. (March 27, 2016.)

Honey bee after a cleansing flight. (March 27, 2016.)


The bees were flying all around me and landing on me and I swear I could smell… bee farts.