National Honey Bee Day 2022 National Honey Bee Day August 20th 2022 is an awareness day started by beekeepers in the United States to build community awareness of the bee industry, through education and promotion. It is a day to recognize both the honey bee and the beekeepers who tend the hives. It also encourages everyone […]
It’s a bird, It’s a plane, It’s a SWARM!
It’s a bird, It’s a plane, It’s a SWARM! It’s Swarm Season for Honeybees! What should you know? What should you do? Who should you call? Here are the key information and resources! WHAT is a swarm of honeybees? A swarm of honeybees is about half the bees from a hive who “leave home” with […]
Honey For A Wound?
Honey For A Wound? Honey has anti-oxidant, anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. It can be used as a wound dressing to promote rapid and improved healing. These effects are due to honey’s anti-bacterial action, secondary to its high acidity, osmotic effect, anti-oxidant content and hydrogen peroxide content. Acidic pH promotes healing. Honey has an acidic pH of […]
Who Knew This About Honey?
Who Knew? Honey is the only food that includes all the substances necessary to sustain life, including enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and water. It’s also the only food that contains pinocembrin, an antioxidant associated with improved brain functioning! #Bees #LocalBees #TennesseeBees #TennesseeHoneyBees
Buzzzzzzzzzz
Buzzzzzzzzzz http://tennesseebees.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Buzz.mp4 The Honey bee’s wings stroke 11,400 times per minute, thus making their distinctive buzz. #Bees #LocalBees #TennesseeBees #TennesseeHoneyBees
40,000 to 60,000 bees?
40,000 to 60,000 bees? In January and February, the worker adult population decreases, reaching a seasonal low sometime in February/March when a colony may have less than 20,000 bees. Increasing day length and pollen availability soon insures that birth rate exceeds death rate and the colony population grows rapidly in April, May and June. An […]
Hail To The Queen
Hail To The Queen The queen bee lives for about 2-3 years. She is the busiest in the summer months, when the hive needs to be at its maximum strength, and lays up to 2500 eggs a day. #Bees #LocalBees #TennesseeBees #TennesseeHoneyBees
Winter Bees
How Do Bees Stay Warm In Winter? When temperatures in the winter drop below 50 °F (10 °C), honeybees retreat to their hives and form a winter cluster to keep warm—sort of like a giant three-month slumber party. But it’s not all pillow fights and fun. The fate of the hive depends on how sufficiently […]
Honey Bee Facts.
About Honey… Honey is 80% sugars and 20% water.The average honey bee will actually make only one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime. #Bees #LocalBees #TennesseeBees
Fun Facts
Fun Facts About Honeybees Bees pollinate 80% of the world’s plants including 90 different food crops. 1 out of every 3 or 4 bites of food you eat is thanks to bees. The honey bee is responsible for $15 billion in U.S. agricultural crops each year. Honey is the only food that does not spoil […]