#beehives

A group of curious preschoolers visits some beehives in Stockholm

Таежная зимняя пасека. Фотограф Холудеев Виктор. Россия (Кемерово). Taiga winter apiary. Photographer Viktor Kholudeev. Russia (Kemerovo).

Please do not put out sugar water for your local bees, or attempt to revive a tired bee with sugar water.

Beekeepers know what they're doing when it comes to supplementing their colonies with sugar water. The average non-beekeeper doesn't.

I don't know who started this idea but it's a terrible advice from people who aren't knowledgeable about bees.

It does more harm than good, especially if there are hives in the area.

🎵 Would you bee my neighbor? 🎵

*bee hives that have been painted to look like townhouses*

In certain African regions, a bird known as the honeyguide cooperates with humans to locate beehives. The bird leads people to the hives and, in exchange, humans break open the hives for the honey. The honeyguide then feeds on the beeswax and larvae, benefiting from this ancient partnership.

Bees? BEES!

Thorley, John. Melisselogia. Or, the Female Monarchy. Being an Enquiry into the Nature, Order, and Government of Bees, Those Admirable, Instructive and Useful Insects. With a New, Easy, and Effectual Method to Preserve Them, Not Only in Colonies, but Common Hives. London: For the author [etc.], 1744.