What's going on here, #bee experts? I have this old pot with soil from last year in my garden. And it's always full with bees, about 10-20 at any time. They come, crawl around a bit, stay at one location for a while and then leave.

This is already going on for at least two weeks. There is a similar pot right next to it with soil, but there is typically only one bee.

My ObsIdentify app says they are honey bees (Apis mellifera).

@brunthal

The bees haven't been able to fly for a long time because of the winter.

The soil seems moist enough and salty.

The soil in the other pot might already be leached out.