Corralitas Drive: What Are These Bees Doing?

Photos: Diane Edwardson, September 18, 2013.  Since the weather warmed up Friday, bees have been digging intently in the potted chives for the past few days.  (Click on photos to enlarge.)

 


Dozens of bees at a time have been excitedly flying in and digging in the dirt, then flying back out in the same direction.  They are ignoring the the dirt in the adjacent potted basil and parsley.