By Sy Maher Some basic information: A honey bee colony can house 20,000 to 80,000 bees. Honey Cells are on the top of a natural hive.Uncapped cells are full of wet shiny nectar. Once the honey is sticky enough the bees will cap (seal) the honey with wax to keep it protected from predators. If the bees […]
By Sy Maher Something to know. The African bee and the Africanized bee are not the same kinds of a bee. The bee that comes from Africa, or rather from South Africa is as plain as that, a South African Bee. Aggressive yes, but from Africa. An Africanized bee is a hybrid that results from […]
By Sy Maher The orderly pattern of the beehive is truly amazing and has been copied repeatedly in art and architecture. Bees construct hexagonal cells (six-sided), a pattern that has come to be known for its incredible strength, and structure. The production of honeycomb cells is a miraculous process. Bees eat honey and turn it […]