Propolis, also known as "bee glue," is used as a disinfectant on the walls of their hive, to plug gaps, and to protect against infection by encapsulating foreign objects like a dead mouse that has strayed into the hive. Propolis is made from beeswax and other secretions mixed with resins...
My bee mentor tells me that swarming is one of the best things that can happen to a queen. Her body undergoes tremendous change as she stops laying eggs and prepares to fly. Then she leaves the dark hive and flies into the air on a sunny day. It may seem to her like being reborn....
But the thing that most bothered me was the beehive far in the back. It was a tall beehive that sat on the ground and tipped away from the craggy maple beside it. The hive was just on the far side of the iron churchyard fence. It faced away from the cemetery toward a small vegetabl...
bees by scraping off the left-over parts of their honeycomb and honey wax. If not entirely removed, those hive and honeycomb traces could serve as invitation for other bee swarms to invade your home or cause damage to your property. Length of warranty vary depending on the bee removal site...
(f) Urban beehives near an industrial area, 2021, Graz, Austria. (g) A feral honeybee nests. Source: https://forum.canberrabees.com/t/mount-taylor-act-wild-feral-bee-hive-in-a-tree/309 (accessed on 8 February 2022). Biomimetics 2022, 7, 75 4 of 21 1.2. Fungal Biofabrication In ...