How long does a Queen live?
A queen can live anywhere from 2-5 years.
How long does a Worker live?
Depending on the time of year, during the summer a worker bee will live for about 40 days. In the winter they will live for up to half of a year ! This is because the winter bees do not move very much, unlike the summer bees, who literally work themselves to death.
What are the three casts of bees?
Workers, Drones & Queen
How much honey does one bee make?
One bee makes about one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in their lifetime.
How many bees are in a hive?
In the spring, there are somewhere around 10,000 bees in the hive. Then as it grows throughout summer, they could number around 60,000.
How fast do bees fly?
Honeybees fly approximately 15 mph.
How long does it take for a worker or Queen to emerge from an egg?
Queens emerge in 16 days, worker bees emerge in 20-21 days and drones emerge in 24 days
Do bees hibernate?
Yes, bees hibernate. But not honeybees. As it gets colder they move into a tight cluster. Then they "shiver" to produce heat. They only heat the cluster, not the inside of the hive.
Even when its -20f below, healthy honeybees will keep the center of the cluster between 60 to 94 degrees f.
Does all honey taste the same?
No. It depends on the time of year and what nectar is flowing. In the spring, it could be dandelion, clover, wildflowers. Throughout summer it changes with whatever plants are blooming.
What is raw honey?
Raw honey is honey that has not been heated or micro-filtered. It still has all the enzymes and bits of pollen, etc that contribute to our well-being.
What is adulterated honey?
This would be honey that has anything added to it. Some of the things might include, corn syrup, sugar, flavorings, and the list goes on.
What is pollination?
This is where the bees go from flower to flower, pollinating the plants. Commercial beekeepers sometimes move their bees to different flowering crops to pollinate for a higher fruit yield.
Do all bees make honey?
The short answer is no. With honeybees, only the worker bees make the honey.
What are the parts of the hive?
There are many parts of the hive, but the main ones are, the bottom board, deep brood boxes, queen excluders, honey supers (shorter boxes), inner cover and outer or telescoping cover. Inside the
boxes are frames and foundation or wax comb that the bees use for raising brood and storing honey and pollen.
How many times can a bee sting you?
Honeybees have a barbed stinger, so when they sting, it gets left behind and they die. They only will sting if they feel like their life or their hive is threatened.
What’s the difference between a honey bee and a wasp?
Honeybees are the only ones that make honey. Honeybees live in a family society. Other bees do not have a barbed stinger, and can therefore sting more than once.
Honeybees are the only ones that make a wax nest. Other bees hibernate in the winter.
Why does a beekeeper use a smoker?
Smoke calms the bees by changing the smells in a hive. Some think that by smoking it simulates a fire, and the bees busy themselves gorging on honey in preparation to leave. If the bees would leave, (Very, Very uncommon)
they would use the honey they ate to make wax for a new home.
What is CCD (Colony Collapse Disorder )?
This is a label that was given to a symptom. They have no idea what it is or what causes it.
What causes CCD?
At this time there are no known causes for ccd.
What are pesticides?
These are chemicals synthetic or organic, that kill insects. They have all different combinations, and different lenghts of viable time that they are effective. Check your label.
Neonicotinoids are particularly harmful, but there are others out there that are just as bad if not worse.
A queen can live anywhere from 2-5 years.
How long does a Worker live?
Depending on the time of year, during the summer a worker bee will live for about 40 days. In the winter they will live for up to half of a year ! This is because the winter bees do not move very much, unlike the summer bees, who literally work themselves to death.
What are the three casts of bees?
Workers, Drones & Queen
How much honey does one bee make?
One bee makes about one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in their lifetime.
How many bees are in a hive?
In the spring, there are somewhere around 10,000 bees in the hive. Then as it grows throughout summer, they could number around 60,000.
How fast do bees fly?
Honeybees fly approximately 15 mph.
How long does it take for a worker or Queen to emerge from an egg?
Queens emerge in 16 days, worker bees emerge in 20-21 days and drones emerge in 24 days
Do bees hibernate?
Yes, bees hibernate. But not honeybees. As it gets colder they move into a tight cluster. Then they "shiver" to produce heat. They only heat the cluster, not the inside of the hive.
Even when its -20f below, healthy honeybees will keep the center of the cluster between 60 to 94 degrees f.
Does all honey taste the same?
No. It depends on the time of year and what nectar is flowing. In the spring, it could be dandelion, clover, wildflowers. Throughout summer it changes with whatever plants are blooming.
What is raw honey?
Raw honey is honey that has not been heated or micro-filtered. It still has all the enzymes and bits of pollen, etc that contribute to our well-being.
What is adulterated honey?
This would be honey that has anything added to it. Some of the things might include, corn syrup, sugar, flavorings, and the list goes on.
What is pollination?
This is where the bees go from flower to flower, pollinating the plants. Commercial beekeepers sometimes move their bees to different flowering crops to pollinate for a higher fruit yield.
Do all bees make honey?
The short answer is no. With honeybees, only the worker bees make the honey.
What are the parts of the hive?
There are many parts of the hive, but the main ones are, the bottom board, deep brood boxes, queen excluders, honey supers (shorter boxes), inner cover and outer or telescoping cover. Inside the
boxes are frames and foundation or wax comb that the bees use for raising brood and storing honey and pollen.
How many times can a bee sting you?
Honeybees have a barbed stinger, so when they sting, it gets left behind and they die. They only will sting if they feel like their life or their hive is threatened.
What’s the difference between a honey bee and a wasp?
Honeybees are the only ones that make honey. Honeybees live in a family society. Other bees do not have a barbed stinger, and can therefore sting more than once.
Honeybees are the only ones that make a wax nest. Other bees hibernate in the winter.
Why does a beekeeper use a smoker?
Smoke calms the bees by changing the smells in a hive. Some think that by smoking it simulates a fire, and the bees busy themselves gorging on honey in preparation to leave. If the bees would leave, (Very, Very uncommon)
they would use the honey they ate to make wax for a new home.
What is CCD (Colony Collapse Disorder )?
This is a label that was given to a symptom. They have no idea what it is or what causes it.
What causes CCD?
At this time there are no known causes for ccd.
What are pesticides?
These are chemicals synthetic or organic, that kill insects. They have all different combinations, and different lenghts of viable time that they are effective. Check your label.
Neonicotinoids are particularly harmful, but there are others out there that are just as bad if not worse.