Bees & Hives
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The bee that makes honey, and the hive's other products: senses, the Caucasian race in Artvin, and how pollen, royal jelly and beeswax are obtained.
Bees & Hives Articles
What Is the Caucasian Honey Bee? Traits and Productivity
The Caucasian honey bee (Apis mellifera caucasica), native to the Caucasus and northeastern Turkey, has the longest tongue of any honey bee race…
Guide · 8 min read
How Many Eyes Does a Honey Bee Have? How Do They See?
A honey bee has 5 eyes in total. Two of these are the large compound eyes on either side of its head, and three are small simple eyes (ocelli)…
Info · 12 min read
What Is Bee Pollen Good For? Benefits and Uses
Bee pollen is a protein-rich hive product formed when worker bees combine flower pollen they gather with their own secretions into coloured…
Guide · 15 min read
What Is Royal Jelly? Benefits and Evidence
Royal jelly is a creamy secretion produced by the head glands of young worker bees, on which queen bee larvae are fed. It's the most expensive and…
Guide · 14 min read
What Is Beeswax? Benefits and Uses
Beeswax is a product made by honey bees and other bees from the honeycomb. Bees consume roughly eight times as much honey, and fly around 150,000…
Guide · 6 min read