After returning to the hive, the worker bee transfers the nectar from her tongue to another worker's tongue to further break down the nectar. Bees add enzymes to the nectar which help break down the complex sugars into simple sugars. The liquid from the nectar evaporates and becomes honey...
aAsk the kids whether they know how the bee hive works. Tell them there are bee queen, bee workers and baby bees in it. The bee queen gives birth to baby bees. The bee workers take care of the baby bees, clean their houses and make honey. Then let they kids work as been queen,...
Each cell in the comb of a bee hive can hold honey or a single developing bee. Image courtesy Stock.xchng Social bees, on the other hand, have a different approach to raising young. While a female solitary bee lays only a few eggs in her lifetime, a queen honeybee lays thousands. ...
Great hub! Voted up, shared, and included a link in an article I wrote on bees that's on another site. Jason Menayanfrom San Francisco on May 04, 2012: Awesome! :) I can't believe you were able to do all of this without any gloves, and not get stung. Your bees love you alrea...
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Luckily, protecting your pets is a lot easier than you may think. Read on to learn how to maintain harmony amongst your hive and your critters. Keeping Bees With Dogs Dogs should be observed for signs of bee allergies If you have dogs, at some point there will probably be an interaction...
series of boxes stacked upon each other. The boxes come in 3 different sizes – shallow, medium, and deep. Each box has either 8 or 10 removable frames. A good thing about langstroth hives is that they are customizable. You can add boxes to the top of your hive as your colony grows....
Bee Hives– You are obviously going to need a few bee hives in order to make this work. You should start with the best quality you can afford because you will need to create your own replacement parts as they break. It is also best practice to keep a spare bee hive or two on hand...
First I install the bees in the hive as shown in this video,installing the first bee package.This hive and the next are under a shed roof so I am not putting on the metal covers. About three hours later, I check the hive again to make sure the bees have clustered around the queen ...
Ground nestinghappens through entry patches in bare soil. Do not use pesticides, but instead, simply water the area. Bees prefer dry lands to make a hive. A wet ground will thus prove to be an inadequate place of residence for them. ...