Thats about the time you bring out the fogger.
Believe me, I was tempted! It was actually an even more problematic situation since I was also living there alone, in the process of selling the house so I could move across the country where my husband was already working. I was really worried that the realtor would bring someone to see the place while there were a gazillion bees swarming in the back!
I was amazed at how much those bees could drink per day, but then again, there was an entire truck full of hives. Someone (a beekeeper) said it was very irresponsible of the owners of the hives not to put out water for the bees, but I don’ tknow what the usual process is.
I wish I had had a video camera so I could have gotten video of them.
susie