There are around 20,000 species of bees known globally. There might even be some species of bees that are yet to be discovered. They come in a various sizes that range from a couple of millimeters...
Category: Bee Trivia
You see beekeepers smother beehives with smoke and you are left wondering why they need to suffocate these poor innocent creatures. In this article, we'll help you answer these questions and find...
Have you ever been to an apiary or watch beekeeping documentaries and wonder why beekeepers wear white? Well, you are not alone. My curiosity led me to find out more about this because I was...
Do you want to jump into beekeeping but have no clue of how or where to start? Your reasons might be for the sweet honey or other hive products, as a hobby, for pollination assistance and commercial...
Each honey bee colony is comprised of thousands of individuals, the majority of which are worker bees. All of these individual bees perform a variety of tasks within the hive in what seems to be a...
Just like animals and human beings, chickens can also die from bee stings. Their stings contains the toxin melittin, histamine and other biogenic amines that are responsible for pain and itching....