Honey bees sting to defend their hive against intruders, whether human, animal, or insect. At times, they will sting you if they think you are a threat. This is perhaps most common during a honey harvest – which is why many beekeepers use smoke before opening a hive, as it […]
Can Bees Sting Through Clothes?
Sugar water (or syrup) is a combination of white cane sugar and water fed to bees as a short-term replacement for honey. The sugar is mixed with the water and gradually heated until the sugar is completely dissolved. When cool, the sugar water or syrup can be fed to a
How To Feed Your Bees Sugar Water Or Syrup
Bees and wasps look similar, but they’re not the same. Wasps are larger and tend to be more aggressive. In fact, they sometimes prey on bees! Many types of wasp (including yellowjackets) attack and kill honey bees as a source of food for their young. This most commonly occurs during
Sugar water (or syrup) is made up of white cane sugar that is dissolved in water and given to honeybees as a reliable substitute for the nectar they usually collect. White cane sugar is used because it doesn’t contain additives which may be harmful to bees. It is also readily available
When To Stop Feeding Bees Sugar Water
Removing honey supers is an essential component of preparing your beehive for winter. Supers that aren’t required by your bees should be removed when temperatures cool in mid to late fall. Supers should be removed because in winter bees have formed a cluster, grouping together to conserve heat. Honeybees have
When To Remove Honey Supers For Winter
A new queen honeybee is born from an egg laid by an existing queen. The egg hatches into a larva, which is then fed a special diet by nurse bees in order to become sexually mature. Thirteen days after the egg hatches into a larva, a new queen bee emerges.
Technically speaking, honey cannot be frozen solid. This is because honey is a supercooled liquid. Therefore, it doesn’t become solid when it sits at a temperature below its freezing point. As temperatures become colder, honey becomes more viscous instead, making it thicker and less runny. So while it can appear
Many people enjoy the sweet, delicious taste of honey, but very few are actually aware of how honeybees make it. This is probably best illustrated by three common beliefs – that honey is either bee poop, bee spit, or bee vomit. But is that really true? No – honey is
Is Honey Bee Poop, Spit Or Vomit? Here’s The Truth
Fermented honey results from high moisture content and yeast spores naturally present in honey. Sufficient moisture and warm temperature will cause the honey to ferment unless it’s pasteurized. What Is Fermentation And Why Does Honey Ferment? Fermentation is when an organism breaks down carbohydrates like sugar, turns them into alcohol
Yes, queen honeybees can fly – they just don’t, most of the time. The vast majority of a queen bee’s life is spent inside the hive laying eggs. She only ever flies when it’s time for her to mate, or when her colony swarms. Do Queen Bees Have Wings? Like
