Could be that they are flying back to the hive slightly chilled and landing short.  Put a board in front of the hives so those landing short can crawl in.  See if this makes a difference.
 
Frank Lindsay
 New Zealand
A slight cooller part of the world - now going into winter
 
  		 	   		  
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