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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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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Bee Pollen as a Superfood
What Is Pollen?
Pollen is the male seed of flowers. It is required for the fertilization of the plant. The tiny particles consist of 50/1,000-millimeter corpuscles, formed at the free end of the stamen in the heart of the blossom.
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Collecting Bee Propolis or “bee glue” at Meadowlily Farm
Propolis or “bee glue” is produced by bees from Tree Sap and is one of nature’s best natural antibiotics. Propolis has been used in traditional medicines for thousands of years.
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Bee Ball’s with Honey Recipe
Bee Balls Recipe: Comments are always made that they must be some pretty big bees!
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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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101 Uses for Beeswax
We always get asked “what do people use beeswax for?” Here are 101 uses for beeswax!
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