Both backyard hives have NOD Bee Cozy R8 insulated hive wraps and do not fly during cold gray winter days. During a week of decidedly sunny days, bees fly vigorously and are found foraging on mahonia. Standing by the mahonia, I looked in direction of the hives for the beeline bearing. A straight 38 ft (11.6 m) line connects hives and mahonia, but the straight line nicks the corner of the chicken coop which is 7 ft (2.1 m) tall. Some bees are seen flying over the coop while other bees fly around the coop. These mahonia foraging bees are of the same mind regarding where and what to forage, but not how to get there.
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