Bees Work to Maintain Hives in the Cozy 90s
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Bees like to keep the temperature in their nests at a warmish 90 to 97 degrees, and do so by clustering together to add heat or by fanning their wings to cool things off.
Australian researchers report in this week’s issue of Science that nests including bees from several fathers make this process more efficient. They tend to start fanning at different temperatures, resulting in a relatively even temperature.