HOT+HUMID+STRONG HIVE=BEARDING

Two examples of bearding that occurred on these last two hot and humid days.  The bearding is likely field bees (foragers) that return to the overly hot hive.  Bearding usually occurs in late afternoon and overnight the hive will cool and the bearding bees will re-enter the hive.

 Remedy for this bearding hive was to place a 3/4 inch stick between the outer and inner covers to allow more air circulation.

Winter nuc is strong enough to excessively beard.  To reduce bearding in the long term I removed the feed bottle on top of the nuc.   Ready for the coming winter.