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Craft bees

Here we want to share some bees crafts. And the first one:

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Bee farming

Framework bee farming as a way to get honey and wax was known in prehistoric times (according to the legend of the ancient Greeks, people acquainted with bee farming from Aristeas, king of Arcadia, son of Apollo). Information about bee farming …

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Сutter bee

Leaf-cutter bee is a medium sized insect with the  length of 9-13 mm (1”). It can be found in gardens, forest glades and edges. It resembles honey bees, but it is darker and has more rounded belly, and it is a a …

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Bee sting allergy – reactions

Some people, suffered an allergic reaction to a bee sting, wasp or other stinging insects in childhood, may suffer a similar allergy for life. Contrary to popular belief, some children do not get rid of allergic reactions to insect bites. …

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Sweat bees

Halictidae bees – is the huge, spread all over the world group. Some people call them “sweat bees” because they are attracted by sweat on the body of mammals, including man. Species of the family are small, black, with red or yellow …

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Yarn bee – DIY

Here we show some examples of the yarn bee DIY.

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Drone bee

The drone bee appears in the bee family in the spring and summer. It is a male bee. You can easily distinguish drone from a working bee by a much larger size and the weight – about 0.2 g, which is twice …

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Magic of bees

Here we want to tell you about one unusual even magic point of view about the bee from organic beekeepers. Maybe it is strange, but we like it.

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Bee log

Here we make comparative review of existing designs of houses for bees, their advantages and disadvantages. In ancient times, wild bees settled in caves, crevices of rocks and tree holes. Many thousands of years ago people got honey and wax. …

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What is bee in South Africa

Race  Apis  mellifera  can be divided mainly in three groups: 1) Europe 2) Asia 3) African. In North Africa there are large modern apiaries, where they use imported European queens or received from them hybrids in North Africa.

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