>One of my apiaries is situated at an Herb Farm.  They also have a kennel.
 
>... what are the bees attracted to and will they bother the dogs
>She also said that she boards two beagles around August that are alergic to
>bees.
 
Many species of insects, most notably male butterflies (like sulphurs) are
drawn to animal urine because of the mineral salts contained therein
(foremost of which for the male butterflies is probably magnesium required
for maximizing sexual performance).  Since magnesium is required for
muscular activity in all animals this may be the draw for the bees.  Or it
may simply be a random effect in that a cadre of water-collectors may have
discovered the water sources in the kennel and cued on the scents associated
with the kennel (in the same way that foragers can cue in on things like the
smell of cut grass or drying paint that are only spatially associated with
the resource they are exploiting rather than an intrinsic property of that
resource).  You might want to try offering watering boards closer to your
bees-- perhaps "salting" it initially with scents from the kennel by leaving
the watering board in the kennel for a few days before moving it out into
the apiary.
 
Good luck,
 
 
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