Rocky Mountain Gardening: Bees Swarming, 1 by jio1

jio1 wrote:
I've had hummer feeders for years and once in a great while a bee will check it out but otherwise no bees. Saturday I cleaned the feeder and re-filled it. Whommp! Bees all *over* it -- they've drained it and even though it's empty there are a couple bees still lurking around just in case more sugar water shows up. The bees don't bother me nor am I afraid of them, actually feel quite blessed by their presence. From what I can see, none of my neighbors who have feeders up are experiencing bee swarms. What I'm wondering about is: why? Does this portend a really cold winter? Or ??? TIA! jo/nm