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Offline Mikey N.C.

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Bathroom break ?
« on: May 24, 2017, 03:52:44 pm »
It rained all day yesterday,  it's 3:00 in afternoon today expected to rain another 8 hrs. starting soon look out window and bees going crazy at one hive. Is this orientation or cleansing flight ? No fighting in front, but boy howdy they're loud.








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Re: Bathroom break ?
« Reply #1 on: May 24, 2017, 04:16:49 pm »
Too new to answer your question, but I'm in the same weather system as you are (Columbia SC). Ready for some sun!

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Re: Bathroom break ?
« Reply #2 on: May 24, 2017, 04:31:25 pm »
Rain is getting ready to hit . Notice other box is doing something




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Re: Bathroom break ?
« Reply #3 on: May 24, 2017, 04:43:53 pm »
Smoke, is that a pointing hound or winding,trailing hound ?

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Re: Bathroom break ?
« Reply #4 on: May 24, 2017, 05:55:18 pm »
He's bred to be a pointer/retriever. The breed is Bracco Italiano and is similar to a German Shorthair. I don't hunt, so he's a running partner and tennis ball chaser.

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Re: Bathroom break ?
« Reply #5 on: May 24, 2017, 05:56:52 pm »
Also, for what its worth, my bees have been doing the same thing all day

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Re: Bathroom break ?
« Reply #6 on: May 24, 2017, 08:15:15 pm »
Beautiful dog , rain moved through.  Ready for break.

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Re: Bathroom break ?
« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2017, 12:43:45 am »
great pix mikey!

my guess is orientation (from your time description), two times of the day we will see this: mid morning and mid afternoon............but maybe they were tired of being cooped up from the rain!............... :D

orientation flights........if you see them flying out, doing circle flights facing the hive, just orientation and getting their gps going.
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