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Our pollination team has been busy!! . We are extremely blessed to have a larger colony this year! Based off the box sizes, we can estimate the amount of bees based off these facts: . ESTIMATING COLONY STRENGHT A shallow frame fully covered with bees will hold approx. 0.3 pounds of bees. A deep frame fully covered holds 0.5 pounds of bees or about 1750 individuals. There are about 3500 bees per pound. . AVERAGE DEVELOPMENTAL PERIOD OF HONEY BEES Queen = 16 Days (Needs fertilizing by drones & may not lay eggs for up to additional 7 days) . Worker = 21 Days . Drone = 24 Days . AVERAGE LIFE LENGTH OF HONEY BEES A honey bee queen could live for 3 to 4 years, as long as she is free from disease. Most beekeepers requeen after 1 to 2 years. Worker bees live for 6 weeks during the busy summer, and for 4-9 months during the winter months. At the most, drones may live for up to 4 months, however, they may survive for just a few weeks. Note, that upon mating with the queen, drones die immediately. Honey bee colonies consist of a single queen, hundreds of male drones and 20,000 to 80,000 female worker bees. Each honey bee colony also consists of developing eggs, larvae and pupae. . A well-mated and well-fed queen of quality stock can lay about 1,500 to 2,000 eggs per day during the spring build-up—more than her own bodyweight in eggs every day. . Fun Facts Honey bees fly at 15 miles per hour. . Honey bees' wings stroke 11,400 times per minute, thus making their distinctive buzz. . Honeybees are responsible for pollinating approx. 80% of all fruit, vegetable and seed crops in the U.S. . Bees communicate with each other by dancing and by using pheromones (scents) . Honeybees never sleep! 🐝 . . . #HoneyBees #FarmFacts #ComeTakeaTourWithUs (at Lane Creek Reserve) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_6hcmHlwvi/?igshid=1cyuirdkog7ds

Freezing our butts off and learning all about oxen in Historic Nauvoo. These were the main animals that carried pioneers across the Great Plains. They walked at about the same pace as a human, could eat almost any grass, and were much more simple to harness and handle than horses. A pair of oxen cost $35 and $5 for the yoke. Contrast that with a horse harness that cost $100, plus the cost of the horse. Two oxen can pull 6,000 lbs despite each only weighing 2k lbs. Such impressive animals. #history #nauvoo #livestock #farmfacts #family #travel #midwest #ushistory #worldschool #homeschool #fezywig (at Nauvoo, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/B409RvmhIFR/?igshid=19tkri2pddobi

Sheep are associated with Jesus Christ and Christians because they are not very bright and are easy to manage. Goats are associated with the Devil because they are very intelligent and are not easy to manage.