I would say that what you are seeing Marton are drones that have been
removed from the hive in preparation for winter.  They will continue to buzz
around and maybe to alight and walk in but that will probably be the extent
of their ability to rejoin the hive. Their fate is sealed as their presence
in the hive
is no longer needed for this year.
Best wishes Doug McCulloch
 
I am a newbie to honeybees, I have one hive so far. Please forgive me for
>such a dumb question.
>
>My question is this: I went out to the hive today to watch for a while and
>I noticed that there where some very large looking bees coming and going.
>They where a lot darker in color than the workers and about 4 or 5
>millimeters longer and thicker, they also made a lot more noise when they
>flew. These guys where coming and going without any trouble. I know that
>they wheren't those black and white hornets, I have learned to tell the
>differance in them. I also know that there are some drones in the hive
>doing something to help out, but I thought they stayed indoors except when
>it was time to mate with the Queen. I have never seen these larger bees
>coming and going before. Could they be wild bees getting some free honey? I
>live in Arkansas in the middle of the Ozark Mountains.
>
>Thanks all,
>
>Marton
>
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