Bees: A Honey of an Idea

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• What is a Bee?

  • Honeybees
  • Yellowjackets
  • Bald-faced Hornets
  • Domesticated Honeybees
    • Italian
    • Carniolan
    • Russian
    • Africanized
  • Bumblebees
  • Alfalfa Leafcutter Bees
  • Orchard Mason Bees

• The Importance of Bees: Pollination

  • How Do Plants Attract Bees?
  • Which Foods Depend on Bees?
  • Effects of Bees on Fruit
  • Types of Pollinators

• Life in a Hive

  • Wild Colonies
  • Life in a Hive
    • Drone
    • Queen Bee
      • Brood Chamber
      • Stages of Bee Development
    • Worker Bee
      • Role Timeline
        • Making Honey
          • Fanning
          • Wax Making
          • Nectar Transfer
          • Foraging
            • Bee Dance
        • Caring for the Colony
          • Cleaning
          • Nursing and Serving
          • Wax Making and Building
          • Guarding
          • Foraging
            • Bee Dance
          • Fanning
  • Floor Plan
    • Langstroth and Bee Space
      • Exploded Diagram
        • Outer Cover
        • Inner Cover
        • Honey Super
        • Frame
        • Foundation
        • Queen Excluder
        • Deep Hive Boxes (Brood Chamber)
        • Entrance Reducer
        • Bottom Board
        • Hive Stand
    • Langstroth Hall of Fame Page

• The Beekeeper

  • Why Do We Keep Bees?
    • Pollination
      • Spray Restrictions
      • Hives for Hire
    • Hive Products
      • Honey
        • Mead
        • Canadian Production
      • Wax
      • Propolis
      • Venom
      • Pollen
      • Royal Jelly
  • Types of Beekeepers
  • What Do Beekeepers Do?
  • Checking the Hives (Basic Tools)
    • Hive Inspection video
    • Tools
      • Bee Smoker
      • Hive Tool
      • Bee Brush
      • Bee Suit
      • Frame Rest
    • Health
      • Varroa Mites
      • Foulbrood
      • Colony Collapse Disorder
      • Nosema Virus
      • Feeding
    • Queen Productivity
      • Queen Replacement
    • Swarms
      • Swarm Retrieval
    • Adding Supers
  • Harvesting Honey
    • Removing the Supers
    • What's in the Honey House?
      • Uncapping
      • Extracting
        • Honey Extraction video
      • Filtering
        • Pasteurization
      • Grading
      • Packaging
      • Labelling
        • Imports
        • Exports
  • Protecting the Hive
    • Overwintering Techniques
    • Predators
    • Placement
  • Record Keeping and Maintenance
  • Gathering Information

• Activities

  • Calendar
    • Spring
    • Summer
    • Fall
    • Winter
  • Recipes
    • Apple Honey Crisp
    • Banana Pops
    • Canadian Butter Cookies
    • Chewy Honey Oatmeal Cookies
    • Fudgesicles
    • Honey Banana Bread
    • Honeyed Carrots
    • Honey-Marinated Chicken
    • Sweet and Sour Zucchini
    • Zippy Honey Dressing Marinade
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