They wait until they leave the hive to take care of business. Or, in this case, when a beekeeper takes the hive apart & lets one of the drones crawl on my finger...

Yes, bee crap is yellow.
I have many more photos from today - as soon as I have time I'll post some others.
Bees
Date: 2009-09-14 02:40 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2009-09-14 06:32 am (UTC)From:Weekday Borg machinery alchemist
Weekend soil sculptor entrepreneur
Part-time Rock 'n Roll goddess. Amplified
Occasional airborne motor bike mud fetishist
And now a novice Apiculture enthusiast
You are one busy bee...