If they can predict the weather then why would they swarm if they know a heavy storm or/and or torrential rain is on the way?    

I have seen more than one swarm occur in the afternoon.   Then in the evening or early next morning, they have to ride out a fierce thunderstorm while hanging exposed on a branch because the scouts have not found a suitable permanent cavity for the swarm.

One would think if they could accurately predict the weather then they would not risk future of the swarm by being exposed to the storm.

Sensitivity to changing weather conditions and being able to predict weather are two different things.

So perhaps with slow moving weather fronts, it would appear to some people (those who insist on assigning or equating human characteristics to honey bees) the bees can predict the approaching weather.     However, on a fast moving front with pop up T-storm they are caught by weather which came upon them too quick for them to react to. 

If they can  predict the weather, maybe they can select the lotto numbers as well by defecating on a grid with numbers assigned to each square.

Steve 
Central Illinois

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