Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Making Mead (Honey Wine)

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If anyone is interested in learning how to make mead (honey wine) here are some resources: What are the Basics? Mead is the oldest alcoh...
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Thursday, December 7, 2017

Fun Fact: Honey Bee Waggle Dances

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How bees talk to each other about flowers. Fun Fact: A small percentage of older bees will act as scouts and search for new flowers. When...
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Friday, December 1, 2017

Fun Fact: Bees Have Pockets

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Fun Fact: Bees have pockets. Bees produce beeswax from their own bodies. On the underside of their abdomen are four pairs of wax glands. ...
Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Fun Fact: How Bees "see" inside the hive

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Fun Fact: When building combs in the darkness of the hive bees don't use visual sense. They have cushions of sensory hairs at all thei...
Sunday, November 26, 2017

Fun Fact: Do you know about Filling Stations?

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We looked at two types of chores bees do to heat up the wax and assist with keeping the brood temperature consistent. When a bee dunks int...
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Saturday, November 25, 2017

Fun Fact: More about Heater Bees

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Fun Fact: Bees will leave about 10 to 15% of brood comb with no eggs. This is deliberate. Heater bees who are hot from warming up will dun...
Friday, November 24, 2017

Fun Fact: Did you know about Heater Bees?

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Fun Fact: Do you know what the largest organ in the hive is? It's the beeswax. Recent studies have shown that the bees communicate throu...