Each has a special role in helping the hive thrive, but only one type forages for nectar and produces honey — the worker bees. Once hatched from her queen cell, she goes on one or two mating flights where drones from numerous hives then compete to mate with her.
Their reward for success is bittersweet, as they lose half their bodies in the process, drawing their lives to an end. The queen then returns to the hive and, having been impregnated for life, may never emerge from it again — unless she swarms.
A fabulous and faithful female, she builds and cleans the honeycomb; feeds the young bees, Her Royal Hive-ness the queen and drones; and guards the hive.
Her extra special job? These hardworking heroes usually have a radius of three miles, though this depends on the time of year and type of forage. The best forage attracts times more pollinators than the worst, with a single honey bee typically visiting around 7, flowers a day! Crucially, conveying where they have collected food from helps sustain a healthy colony. Bees are attracted to different plants for a variety of reasons, from high sugar content to an alluring scent.
The subtle flavours we enjoy in different honeys depend on the plants visited. For example, nectar collected from the Robinia Pseudoacacia tree aka the Acacia tree, results in a light Acacia honey that tastes bee-autifully fruity with delicate vanilla back notes.
The pollination process is un-bee-lievably fascinating and complicated. Workers that are younger than the foragers then pack the nectar into hexagon-shaped cells in the honeycomb that are made of beeswax. Next, they fan the nectar with their wings to encourage evaporation. While nectar is 70 to 80 per cent water, these processes reduce its water content to around 18 per cent. This reduction in water turns the nectar into honey. The honey is covered with fresh beeswax and stored in the cell until it is needed.
Bed bugs are travelers. Before moving into your mattress or settling down in your nightstand, they may have lived in a hotel, office, school or other place where people gather. Because bed bugs can attach themselves to clothes, furniture, luggage and even your pets, they can also hitch a ride in your car, rental vehicle, taxi or rideshare. This gives them easy access to anything you transport with you and a free ride to everywhere you go, including your home. But there's a reason why this saying is so old and so well known: bed bugs have been around for a very long time.
These pesky insects have recently seen a resurgence in population and now, it's more likely than ever that you or someone you know will eventually deal with some kind of bed bug infestation. Suddenly, that phrase takes on a whole new significance! No one wants to share their bed with bugs, and this feeling especially applies to the aptly named bed bugs.
Bed bugs are small, parasitic insects that feed on our blood while we sleep. If you've spotted large, black ants in or near your house along with small piles of what looks like sawdust, there's a chance you may have wood ants. As their name might suggest, wood ants — also called carpenter ants — can cause structural damage to wooden parts of your home.
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