
I hope that this is because they have woken up too early and they are cold. I used to be terrified of bees and wasps after I was stung aged around 10. I can now cope with bees as they generally don't bother you if you don't bother them - but wasps are the spawn of Satan and still terrify me.
I have heard that there is a disease that is a threat to our bees so I hope they didn't die from that - I like honey too much!