
08/24/2025
This honey bee is drinking from a small leak in the BUF drip irrigation system. During the next few minutes, a steady procession of bees was observed, drinking and taking water back to the hive. On a hot day, a hive can use 1-2 gallons of water for evaporative cooling. If you would like to help bees and other insects, you can set out a shallow pan of water filled with small rocks (bees drown easily).