The inspiration for beekeeping was from my father was a commerical beekeeper when I was younger
We resided in Florida in the winters where dad had bees in the orange groves by Vero Beach and in Wisconsin during the summers where the bees made honey from the alfalfa fields.
Quick facts about honey bees...
- There are over 20,000 species of bees
- A worker bee will produce 1/12th a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime
- Bees have to visit 2 million flowers to produce one pound of honey
- When a honeybee stings, the stinger falls out and the bee dies after
- A drone (male bee) does not have a stinger
- Honey does not spoil - honey was found in the Egyptian tombs
Honey bees and beekeepers
The biggest challenge with beekeeping is keeping the queen happy. If she is not content, she flies off with the hive...
More Honeybee and Honey information
Technically, the only organic honey can come from the Amazon Rain forest as it is the only place in the world where outlying areas have not had man-made fertilizers or other chemicals sprayed on the ground or other plants.
Honeybees populations are declining worldwide and the reasons are still unknown.
Wildflower honey is from a variety of flora that does not come from a dominant flower or tree.
Africanized bees are more aggressive bees found in certain parts of the world. They were introduced into Brazil in 1956 and have made their way to southern parts of the United States.
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100 Interesting Bee Facts