May 21, 2009
Our first inspection of the hives since installing the bees. Oh what will we see?
The bees have been busy beginning to build wax foundation onto the frames.
Our job....FEED, FEED, FEED!
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- C.R. Bees Honey
- Established in 2009 - Brand new to beekeeping and loving every minute!
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Did you know...
The life expectancy of a worker bee is approximately 28 days.
Male bees are called drones. They do no work in the hive and have no stinger. They are kicked out of the hive before winter.
All worker bees are female.
Honey Bees have 5 eyes, and therefore excellent eyesight.
Honey Bees are the only insect that produces food eaten by man.
Honey Bees communicate with each other by "dancing".
Bees cannot recognize the color red.
Honey Bees fly at about 15 miles per hour.
It takes about 556 workers to gather 1 pound of honey from about 2 million flowers.
The average Honey Bee will make only one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime.
It takes one ounce of honey to fuel a bee's flight around the world.
A bee visits 50-100 flowers during a collection trip.
Male bees are called drones. They do no work in the hive and have no stinger. They are kicked out of the hive before winter.
All worker bees are female.
Honey Bees have 5 eyes, and therefore excellent eyesight.
Honey Bees are the only insect that produces food eaten by man.
Honey Bees communicate with each other by "dancing".
Bees cannot recognize the color red.
Honey Bees fly at about 15 miles per hour.
It takes about 556 workers to gather 1 pound of honey from about 2 million flowers.
The average Honey Bee will make only one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime.
It takes one ounce of honey to fuel a bee's flight around the world.
A bee visits 50-100 flowers during a collection trip.
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- Honeybee: From Hive to Home, Lessons from an Accidental Beekeeper
- The ABC & XYZ of Bee Culture
- The Buzz About Bees
- Bees In America
- The BeeKeeper's Handbook
- Keeping Bees And Making Honey
- Beekeeping for Dummies
- The Backyard Beekeeper
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