Honey Bee Hive Entrance - USA
Fall is wasp season at the hive. Once the flowers run out in late summer, yellowjackets start raiding beehives for honey and for the bees themselves.
The hive’s defense is its guard bees, which stand at the entrance and check everyone coming in. A strong colony has plenty of guards to fight off raiders, and beekeepers often shrink the entrance in autumn so fewer guards can hold it.
The overlay shows live wind and temperature, which tells you a lot about what you’ll see. Once it drops below about 50°F (10°C), honey bees mostly stay inside. The beekeeper’s own tip is to set YouTube’s playback speed to 0.25 so you can watch the landings in slow motion.
Did You Know? Yellowjacket colonies die at the first hard frost. Only the new queens survive the winter, hidden away until spring.
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