Bees on snow -  most that I've seen either stagger out of hive in winter on sunny day, or just don't quite make it home, either too old, ill, or just chill down before they get back into the hive.

I used to be a skeptic about organic gardeners using aluminum foil on ground to disorient pest insects.  Couple years ago, I had to transport a flatbed trailer full of hives and strong colonies from MT to NE and back.  The morning I left NE was a really hot, sunny day.  I had a water drip system, but wanted to reduce the solar radiation exposure from the overhead sun, so I stabled strips of the foil bubble wrap-like insulation over the load.  I had some bees coming in to check out a trailer load of bees, and as they flew over the foil, they'd suddenly crash onto the foil, spinning  around on their backs.  I have to admit, I was surprised.


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