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| Seeing wiggling bees bums inside the hive is always a welcome sign in the middle of winter. |
On warmer winter days like today, honey bees take the opportunity to make a quick trip out of the hive with one thing on their mind. Poop. Like all civilized ladies, honey bees take great care not to poop all over the house. Instead, they store up all their waste and then wait for a relatively warm day to take a "cleansing flight". Sadly, some ladies do not make it back from doing their business; however, seeing a few bees littered on the snow in front of a hive is a good indication that the hive is, in fact, doing well and that the ladies are going about their business exactly as they should be at this time of year.
You know you're a beekeeper when you get excited to see bees leave the hive for a mid-winter poop.
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