#beekeeping

[ellaeved]

It is also the only kosher food to come from a non-kosher animal!

Fun Facts About Honey

- Honey is mostly sugar (WoW!) it is 80% sugar and 20% water (double WoW!)

- There are over 20,000 species of bees, but only 4 make HONEY

-Honey is the ONLY food that contains all the substances you need to survive (Including WATER)

-Children under the age of 1 should not eat honey… why? because sometimes it contains bad stuff called botulism and can cause them to get botulism poisoning (that sucks, even infants should taste the deliciousness that is honey)

-Honey will crystallize under optimum temperatures (this has a lot to do with how you store it)

-Bees produce honey to eat during the winter when there are no flowers and no nectar for them.

-A honeybee would only need an ounce of honey to be able to fuel a flight around the world (this makes for a very cultural bee!)

-A typical beehive can make up to 400 pounds of honey a year! (Wowza!)

[bunnypets]

Wings sourced from beekeepers dealing with the loss of their hives due to extreme weather, the pieces are made to memorialize the bees.

"A veil lifts between two worlds: light and dark; life and death; individual and union. It is worn in ceremony of transition. It is a fabric of both grief and celebration, made up of a community, a hive." by lucijockel

[desimonewayland]

Carlos Barahona Possolo

Beekeeping Faun, 2017

[disparatemind]

And here we see a perfect example of how easily misinformation can be shared and made to look legitimate.

Bees are not slaves. Honeybees, especially, are not an "invasive species." There is not a single fucking thing a beekeeper can do to keep their hive if the hive doesn't want to be there, short of keeping them in a sealed box that will kill them. The bees are perfectly capable of leaving at any time to go make a new hive in the wild somewhere else.

Here's the thing; they choose not to. The bees understand that some (not all) of their honey will be taken, and in return they have a home that is not only well protected but well and regularly cared for. And the whole "culling of the swarm" bs? Yeah, every winter without fail, all male bees are forcibly ejected from the hive as there is not enough food to feed the entire colony throughout the cold months. Only the female drones are kept, while the males are left to die in the cold. Every year. Even in the wild.

Wild that folks keep saying beekeepers abuse bees as if bees are not both venomous flying animals and fully unionized

[bootleg-nessie]

If this post gets 1 upvote I will eat a bee

[brandyschillace]

Authors doing other stuff

Another day of not exactly writing things down… but worth it. Remember those videos of me building the hive?

Bees arrived!

Now we wait and hope they settle and accept the Queen.

UPDATE: they seem to have accepted the Queen; still monitoring but things seem positive!

[kbeescraft]

after work hangout 🌙

[samkingsketches]

I don’t usually post non-art stuff here but I’m realizing followers here might not have known I’m a backyard beekeeper! I’m in my third season and I go between 1-2 hives depending on how the season is going. We even got some honey last year!

[madame-helen]

[thinkingimages]

Beekeeper from the vincinity of Aranđelovac, Šumadija district, Serbia. Historic Museum of Serbia

[literaryvein-reblogs]

Some Beekeeping Vocabulary

for your next poem/story

Apiary - (or bee yard) The location honey bee colonies are kept in bee hives by a beekeeper.

Apiculture - (or beekeeping) The maintenance and raising of honey bee colonies by a beekeeper.

Apiology - The study of honey bees.

Bee bread - A mix of pollen, honey, and royal jelly prepared by the nurse bee for feeding the bee larvae, the drones and the queen.

Field bees - (or foragers) Worker bees that are usually 3 or more weeks old and work outside to collect nectar, pollen, water, and propolis. They are the ones more likely to sting.

Guard bees - Workers bees about 3 weeks old that have their maximum amount of alarm pheromone and venom. They challenge all incoming bees and other intruders.

Honey flow - (or nectar flow) An abundant source of nectar from trees and plants being collected by bees.

Nectar - A liquid rich in sugars, produced by plants and secreted by nectary glands in their flowers. Honey bees collect nectar as the raw material for producing honey.

Requeen - To replace an existing queen by removing her and introducing a new queen.

Sealed honey - (or capped honey) Honey that has fully ripened by bees and covered with cappings of wax.

Source ⚜ More: Word Lists

[hoziergifsdaily]

Andrew Hozier-Byrne + beekeeping (2/2) requested by anonymous

[timmurleyart]

Honey power. 🌼🐻🍯(60”x60” mixed media)🐝

[dandelionsresilience]

Good News - August 15-21

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1. Smart hives and dancing robot bees could boost sustainable beekeeping

“[Researchers] developed a digital comb—a thin circuit board equipped with various sensors around which bees build their combs. Several of these in each hive can then transmit data to researchers, providing real-time monitoring. [… Digital comb] can [also] be activated to heat up certain parts of a beehive […] to keep the bees warm during the winter[…. N]ot only have [honeybee] colonies reacted positively, but swarm intelligence responds to the temperature changes by reducing the bees' own heat production, helping them save energy.”

2. Babirusa pigs born at London Zoo for first time

“Thanks to their gnarly tusks […] and hairless bodies, the pigs are often called "rat pigs" or "demon pigs” in their native Indonesia[….] “[The piglets] are already looking really strong and have so much energy - scampering around their home and chasing each other - it’s a joy to watch. They’re quite easy to tell apart thanks to their individual hair styles - one has a head of fuzzy red hair, while its sibling has a tuft of dark brown hair.””

3. 6,000 sheep will soon be grazing on 10,000 acres of Texas solar fields

“The animals are more efficient than lawn mowers, since they can get into the nooks and crannies under panel arrays[….] Mowing is also more likely to kick up rocks or other debris, damaging panels that then must be repaired, adding to costs. Agrivoltaics projects involving sheep have been shown to improve the quality of the soil, since their manure is a natural fertilizer. […] Using sheep instead of mowers also cuts down on fossil fuel use, while allowing native plants to mature and bloom.”

4. Florida is building the world's largest environmental restoration project

“Florida is embarking on an ambitious ecological restoration project in the Everglades: building a reservoir large enough to secure the state's water supply. […] As well as protecting the drinking water of South Floridians, the reservoir is also intended to dramatically reduce the algae-causing discharges that have previously shut down beaches and caused mass fish die-offs.”

5. The Right to Repair Movement Continues to Accelerate

“Consumers can now demand that manufacturers repair products [including mobile phones….] The liability period for product defects is extended by 12 months after repair, incentivising repairs over replacements. [… M]anufacturers may need to redesign products for easier disassembly, repair, and durability. This could include adopting modular designs, standardizing parts, and developing diagnostic tools for assessing the health of a particular product. In the long run, this could ultimately bring down both manufacturing and repair costs.”

6. Federal Judge Rules Trans Teen Can Play Soccer Just In Time For Her To Attend First Practice

“Today, standing in front of a courtroom, attorneys for Parker Tirrell and Iris Turmelle, two transgender girls, won an emergency temporary restraining order allowing Tirrell to continue playing soccer with her friends. […] Tirrell joined her soccer team last year and received full support from her teammates, who, according to the filing, are her biggest source of emotional support and acceptance.”

7. Pilot study uses recycled glass to grow plants for salsa ingredients

“"We're trying to reduce landfill waste at the same time as growing edible vegetables," says Andrea Quezada, a chemistry graduate student[….] Early results suggest that the plants grown in recyclable glass have faster growth rates and retain more water compared to those grown in 100% traditional soil. [… T]he pots that included any amount of recyclable glass [also] didn't have any fungal growth.”

8. Feds announce funding push for ropeless fishing gear that spares rare whales

“Federal fishing managers are promoting the use of ropeless gear in the lobster and crab fishing industries because of the plight of North Atlantic right whales. […] Lobster fishing is typically performed with traps on the ocean bottom that are connected to the surface via a vertical line. In ropeless fishing methods, fishermen use systems such an inflatable lift bag that brings the trap to the surface.”

9. Solar farms can benefit nature and boost biodiversity. Here’s how

“[… M]anaging solar farms as wildflower meadows can benefit bumblebee foraging and nesting, while larger solar farms can increase pollinator densities in surrounding landscapes[….] Solar farms have been found to boost the diversity and abundance of certain plants, invertebrates and birds, compared to that on farmland, if solar panels are integrated with vegetation, even in urban areas.”

10. National Wildlife Federation Forms Tribal Advisory Council to Guide Conservation Initiatives, Partnerships

“The council will provide expertise and consultation related to respecting Indigenous Knowledges; wildlife and natural resources; Indian law and policy; Free, Prior and Informed Consent[… as well as] help ensure the Federation’s actions honor and respect the experiences and sovereignty of Indigenous partners.”

August 8-14 news here | (all credit for images and written material can be found at the source linked; I don’t claim credit for anything but curating.)

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