Category Archives: Worker bees

Hive “On the Rocks”

Posted on July 4, 2021 by Nannabee

It’s been a really interesting year so far. I’ve never taken as much interest in my bees as this year. I check on them daily to make sure they have shade, water and things look normal. I observe them and … Continue reading →

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Questions & Answers

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Nannabee

Thanks for coming! Let me beeegin with Oprah to get ya in the mood 🙂 1)  Does anyone have bees as pets and what satisfaction can come from it? Pet owner: my mom Satisfaction (her answer): “They can be trained to sniff out bombs … Continue reading →

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The Girls, aka Worker bees

Posted on August 14, 2013 by Nannabee

And do they ever work! In their short life span of 6 weeks (in the summer) they literally work themselves to death. The girls spend their first three weeks inside the hive and get to work as soon as they … Continue reading →

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Queen Power

Posted on August 10, 2013 by Nannabee

She’s the CEO and mother of up to 60000 bees. She controls the pace of productivity, attitude of her family, ensures survival of a hive and can live up to six years longer than the rest. She’s continuously surrounded by … Continue reading →

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