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The incredible world of The Honey Bee

  • The life & death of a Drone

    by Edwin Smyth
    Honeybee colonies contain the following  three distinct castes of bee: A single queen bee, female worker bees and male drone bees.  The three cast...

  • Propolis: What is it? Why do honeybees need it?

    by Edwin Smyth
    A look at what propolis is and some of its many uses within a beehive.

  • Pollen, uncapped honey & capped honey

    by Edwin Smyth
    Pollen, uncapped honey & capped honey. I took this photo yesterday of a frame of stores inside one of our beehives. On the left of the photo y...
    Posted in bee bread, honey, pollen