If You Hear A Buzz Around Your A/C, It May Just “Bee” Some Thirsty Visitors!

For the past 2 weeks, particularly during the really hot and humid days we just had, I have noticed a handful of bees visiting the A/C unit I have in the living room window.

At first, it was just a couple of bees. Then a couple more.

I started to worry a bit. I didn't want to hurt the bees by running the A/C unit. I wasn't sure if they were building a little bee habitat inside of there. And I was concerned about my kids or the neighborhood kids accidentally getting stung, as the unit is just a couple of feet from my door.

So I reached out to my bee-keeping buddies to get some insight.

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Some neighbors of mine happen to raise bees and have a hive right down the road from our house. They took a walk up and investigated.

They took a peek inside and didn't see any hive-building activity. And based on the bees' behavior, they thought it was more likely that these bees were just thirsty!

They were gathering the water condensing on the inside of the unit to bring it back to their hive.

A quick check of the website, Honeyflow.com, and you will learn that bees indeed get thirsty, and just like us, they get hot and need to cool down.

"In the height of summer, when temperatures are soaring, it's important to remember that bees (and all wildlife) need access to safe drinking water.

Honey bees need water but may drown while trying to collect it. Keep bees from drowning in your pool or pet's water bowl by providing a safe place for them to drink."

They suggest water features like trickling fountains, ponds, and even birdbaths are places bees might frequent on hot days, on a quest to forage for water.

Now, if there had been more bees, and they were seeming to swarm, that might have been cause for some concern.

In that case, I may have had to call someone to come rehome the bees.

But in this case, where they're simply thirsty, and don't seem to bothering anyone too much yet, I'm just going to let them..."bee".