What Honey Bees do in Winter
Honey bees do not hibernate in winter. Bees survive the winter by forming a dense cluster inside the hive and generating heat through muscle vibrations.
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Beekeeper looks for answers after 1.2 million bees suddenly drop dead in Lively, Ont.
Dawn Lalonde of Mikkola Family Farm & Apiary in Lively is raising money to send samples of the dead bees to a lab for further testing. She and others believe their sudden death is a warning that something is wrong in the environment.
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Make your own Bee Bath for Thirsty Bees
Many people set out bird baths and hummingbird feeders so why not make a bee bath to help thirsty bees? Bees play such a vital role in the environment by pollinating at least a third of our food.
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How to make a Bee Hotel
Besides Honeybees (that live socially) there are hundreds of species of wild bees these are called “solitary bees”. Solitary bees are harmless and not aggressive, they rarely sting unless trapped or squeezed. They do not live in hives, make honey, build honeycombs, or swarm. They are gentle, efficient, tireless pollinators and this makes them an ideal for your home garden.
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How Honey Bees Produce Beeswax
Young worker honey bees are charged with the task of making beeswax for the colony. Soon after a new worker bee emerges, it begins producing wax. Honey bee worker bees have four pairs of special wax-secreting glands on the undersides of their abdomen.
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