27th Apr 2011•
Posted by: Rowse
Spring’s buzzing!
The sun’s shining and flowers are in full bloom. Have you noticed more bees than usual in the past few weeks?
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Did you know?..
Bees talk to each other by doing a little dance. They do a figure-of-eight movement at the door of the hive known as the ‘Waggle Dance’, which directs other bees to a good source of nectar.
Quick fact
A beekeeper is called an ‘apiarist’.
17th Aug 2011•
Posted by: Rowse
Meet her royal highness
In every hive there are thousands of worker bees and drone bees. But there is one bee – who isn’t a worker or a drone – who is very very special... the queen bee.
2nd Sep 2011•
Posted by: Rowse
Watching out for wasps
Many people are afraid of bees and we wanted to set the record straight: there’s no reason to fear these friendly, flying creatures. Bees are more interested in your flowers than in ruining your good time. It’s wasps you have to be wary of, so here are some hints to help you tell these black-and-yellows apart...
Did you know?..
It’s safe to eat honey when you’re pregnant. In fact, many doctors and health practitioners say that honey’s an easily digestible, high-energy, 100% natural food. So go for it.
31st Oct 2012•
Posted by: Rowse
The How, What and Why of the Varieties of Honey
We all know that honey is made by bees, after collecting nectar from flowers. But did you know that different nectars produce different types of honey? Which is lucky for us, because this means that we get loads of different flavours to try!
Teacher Bee at your service! I found 4 posts about "bees".
Let's fly!
And see what the other bees found...
- Eco BeeEco Bee 4
- Little BeeLittle Bee 5
- Queen BeeQueen Bee 2