Bees are able to partially regulate their body temperature and can fly for short periods at temperatures below 55°F. At what temperature do bees come out?
Bees and wasps have a lot in common in terms of how their metabolism works. Bees are in fact a type of wasp that has evolved to eat pollen, not flesh. We have reviewed how temperature and wasps work here.
2. Humidity
Humidity increases the capacity of air to remove heat from an item. Again, using the Boulder, Colorado example – the air in February is so dry, and the air so thin at that altitude that your nose sort of dries out on the inside.
3. Sunlight and Bee ColorThe Sun actually transmits a significant amount of energy to small objects such as a bee. When I was working with Apis mellifera capensis bees we noted they have a significant phenotypic variation.
If you were to take a big strong hive at nearly any time of year and kick it and bang it around a bit you can probably get the bees to crawl out of the hive and sting you.
In terms of the whole “At what temperature do bees come out?” question, it is clear that once again this is a “no exact answer” sort of answer. Work on somewhere above 55°F as a rule of thumb.