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Special BEE Hive Cozies for Winter

Honey bees do not sleep in the winter. They cluster together in a ball, eating honey and shiver their flight muscles to generate heat. 'Winter bees' are laid in the fall. They are fed a special diet that doesn't have much pollen protein. This pollen-scarce diet lets the winter bees develop extra lar...

12.02.26 02:14 PM - Comment(s)
Yellow Jackets are Not Bees. They are Wasps

It is in the late days of August and the warm days of September that our outdoor meals are disrupted by hungry yellow jackets. "It's aBEE!" people shout out in terror. They are the same colours as bees and yet they are not bees. They are wasps. 


These wasps have been multiplying s...


08.09.25 07:25 PM - Comment(s)