For the past month I've been learning about bees - three evenings a week and a practical session at the weekend. So my confidence with the bees has increased - but unfortunately nobody has sent them on a course to learn about humans, so the other day they were very cross and we both got stung several times! At the moment, they are busy getting ready for winter, and we're feeding them with bee-cake (made from honey, powdered sugar & pollen) each week to keep them nourished.
We started off with two colonies at the beginning of the summer, then divided one at the end of the summer, so we're now taking care of 3 hives. Bees are social insects living together in a hive, and the care of bees is incredibly important, since they play a fundamental role in our sustainability. They collect nectar and pollen and turn it into honey, and while visiting flowers in their pursuit of nectar and pollen, cross-fertilziation is achieved,. Without this we would not have many of our basic food products, and, perhaps even more importantly, plants would fail to make seeds for future generations. So caring for bees is not only a rewarding hobby, but actually our social responsibility.
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We started off with two colonies at the beginning of the summer, then divided one at the end of the summer, so we're now taking care of 3 hives. Bees are social insects living together in a hive, and the care of bees is incredibly important, since they play a fundamental role in our sustainability. They collect nectar and pollen and turn it into honey, and while visiting flowers in their pursuit of nectar and pollen, cross-fertilziation is achieved,. Without this we would not have many of our basic food products, and, perhaps even more importantly, plants would fail to make seeds for future generations. So caring for bees is not only a rewarding hobby, but actually our social responsibility.
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