> It's not uncommon to see bees out foraging for water on rainy days that
are just hardly warm enough for them to fly.
This was pointed out many years ago -- that colonies rearing brood can get
very thirsty when it rains!
As you noticed, the colony depends upon its water foragers -- who fly to
their familiar water sources, rather than the wet foliage all around the
hive.
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
530 277 4450
ScientificBeekeeping.com
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