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Question: What do honey bees use to make the bee hive?
Reply: The internal structure of a bee hive is made of wax, a liquid secreted from the underside of the worker bees' abdomens. And the bees use their legs to shape this wax into the hexagonal cells of honeycomb. Commercially, beekeepers provide modern frames for bees to build their beehives. In the more natural habitat (now very rare), bees make the external covering out of straws, plant parts, and mud:
How do bees make honey?
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Question: Is it true that the government is using bees to sniff out bombs?
Reply: Yes, it's true. Honeybees have an amazing sense of smell. You can get the details here:
Honeybees are Ultimate Bomb Detectors!
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Question: Is eating the actual honey comb inside a jar of honey good for you? I bought a jar of fresh honey with the comb inside with the honey. The gentleman that sold it to me said that the by eating a littl piece of the comb every day has more benefits. Is this true?
Reply: The biggest advantage of eating honey with the comb is -- you can be 100% sure you are eating unprocessed, raw honey that will give you the most health benefits because of all the live enzymes. The wax is not that great-tasting but some people like to chew it like a gum and eat it as a roughage to improve bowel system.
Read:
My first experience with honeycomb
Raw Honey
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Question: In the collection of honey from the bee hives, is the health of the colony compromised? In other words, by taking their food source don't the bees die?
Reply: Professional beekeepers would not compromise the health of their bees. They are businessmen too. They depend on these creatures to give them honey on a continuous basis. Thus they have to be very careful not to hurt them and will always leave enough honey for their food. They make conscious effort to watch them all the time to ensure they’re okay. Remember, beekeepers have to keep a friendly long term relationship with their bees if they want to have enough honey to sell. Their job is to see that they are content.
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| Question: What are the by-products in honey production?
Reply: Some by-products in honey production include propolis, beewax, bee pollen, bee bread, and royal jelly.
You may be interested to read this article Common Terms in the Honey Bees World
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| Do you know anything about colony collapse disease? I am concerned!
Reply: In 2008 April, I wrote a small article on the colony collapse disease and inform our readers via the BuzZStop newsletter: Did Albert Einstein Ever Link Doom of Human Race to Bees?
Personally, I still find this disease quite mysterious, as it's peculiar to only certain countries. Regions like Africa or Asia are still reporting an abundant and healthy production of honey.
Even more interestingly, recently, there is a report on the global rise in the number of bees: Honey & Health E-News
. Good news!
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| Question: What is the benefit of eating queen bee's honey?
Reply: The name for queen bee's honey is "Royal Jelly". It's a very special food made just for the queen bee. (Note: Queen Bee's honey doesn't mean honey produced by the queen bee. The queen bee's job is not to produce honey.)
You can read about the benefits of royal jelly in: Royal Jelly
And some facts on bees, including the queen bee in: Honey Bee
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