#fall honey bees

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Crescent and Bee Last week on my way home I discovered a beautiful climbing aster bush on the banks of the Wacassassa River. When I stopped to take some photos of it, I realized that not only was it loaded with flowers, but those flowers were loaded with pollinators. There were tons of bees and wasps, which I expected, but I was surprised to discover quite a few butterflies, too. It’s getting…

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Some more of that redesign

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Busy mums

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4. A cute name you like to be called

Honeybun

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daya catching bosco gifs for honey bee @urmomsfavelesbian ❤️

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I’ll follow the sun

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Busy Bees 🐝

working diligently through a patch of New England Aster🌼

Millennium Park (Kent Trails), MI.

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Avon Autumn Harvest Honeycomb Lip Balm

Fall 2003

Found on Ebay, user Sweet0733

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Honey Bees are Among the Beautiful Fall Pollinators That Love Tamarisk

Honey Bees are Among the Beautiful Fall Pollinators That Love Tamarisk shows a honey bee flying into a bunch of tamarisk flowers. Honey bees were among a plethora of insects enjoying and pollinating the flowers.

In Coming Recently, when I went out for a hike, I found this wonderful patch of tamarisk flowers not far from my house. It was loaded with pollinators of all sizes and shapes. I could probably have spent the entire day right there just shooting pics of wasps, bees, and all manner of other insects. Among the insects that the flowers had attracted were quite a few honey bees (Apis mellifera). They…

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Guys, guys, guys, i recently learned THIS was animated in Japan:

I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WAS A GERMAN PRODUCTION!!!

and guess what IT´S NOT THE ONLY ONE!!!!

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All about honey 🍯

Since fall is starting, the weather is getting cold, and we find ourselves reaching for a warm cup of tea with a little bit of honey. Honey provides the perfect touch of natural sweetness to many of our foods. But honey is more than that, honey has been valued for centuries, not only for its natural sweetness but also for its medicinal properties, so let's talk about the types of honey, their benefits, and how to incorporate honey into our meals.

Before we get into the main topic, let's make one thing clear. HOW IS HONEY MADE? First, bees collect nectar from flowers and store it in a specific part of their stomach (honey sacs). They carry it back to their hives and mix the nectar with an enzyme called invertase, the enzyme breaks down into simpler sugars, like glucose. This bee continues to process the nectar with more enzymes, further breaking down the sugars, until it is deposited into a honeycomb cell. The nectar is still too watery at this stage to be honey. So, bees fan their wings over the honeycomb, evaporating the moisture until it is about 18%, making honey a sole food that never expires. Now that we know where the honey came from, let's dive into the kinds of honey we will be talking about.

1. Manuka honey Manuka honey is produced in New Zealand, from the Manuka bush. This honey is thicker, darker, and creamier, with a bit of a nutty aroma compared to regular honey. It's known for its antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties and contains high levels of methylglyoxal, which makes it effective for wound healing, soothing sore throats, and boosting your immune system. In my opinion, Manuka honey is the best for tea and is the perfect natural candy.

2. Acacia honey Acacia honey is sourced from blossoms of the Black Locust in North America and Europe. This honey has a light color and has a floral flavour. It's known for its low sucrose level, meaning a lower glycemic index, which is suitable for people with diabetes. In addition, supports liver cleansing, possesses anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties, benefiting gut health. It acts as the perfect sweetener in yogurt or drizzled-over fruit.

3. Sourwood honey Sourwood honey comes from the sourwood trees in the Appalachian Mountains, spanning from Southern Pennsylvania to Northern Georgia. The honey has a light amber color and offers a rich, buttery, and caramel-like taste. Sourwood Honey possesses antibacterial properties. Additionally, it provides relief from allergies and is a good natural energy source. You could use it for marination and baking, its caramel taste works perfectly in fall desserts like apple pie, and it also tastes wonderful drizzled over cheese.

4. Linden honey Linden honey comes from Linden trees, which can be found worldwide. It has a pale yellow color, and it tastes delicate and extremely fresh, due to the minty and citrus flavor profile. Apart from the antioxidants, it offers calming properties, and a natural remedy for stress, anxiety, and insomnia. Making it the perfect late-night tea sweetener, especially for chamomile and green tea. The tangy and floral taste also adds depth to savory dishes.

5. Posion oak honey Poison oak honey is one of the lesser-known and unique honey and is sourced from the nectar of the poison oak plant, which grows in the western USA and parts of Mexico. The honey is very dark in color, almost black. It's incredibly thick and can taste like molasses or barbecue sauce. The honey is known to effectively treat allergies but could be deadly to people who have a poison oak allergy. It is often used for barbecues to glaze meat to add sweetness, Caution is advised, most people are allergic to poison oak.

Apart from the types of honey mentioned, people have been adventuring with infused honey. Infused honey is made by adding herbs and spices to honey and letting it sit and marinate until the flavour is pungent. Some common types are ginger honey, perfect for ginger tea, and hot honey, perfect for adding some sweet and spicy flavour to a savory dish. Overall, honey is widely used in our lives, from enhancing meals to boosting our health. You could incorporate honey in so many different ways, whether it's your kitchen pantry or your wellness routine.

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It’s the bees knees AND proboscis.