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Honey bees (Apis mellifera) were first introduced to New Zealand by English settlers in the Hokianga, Northland, in 1839.
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How many centuries have bees been on earth?
Honey bees have been around since pre-historic times and cave wall paintings have been found depicting the collection of honey by early human beings. Honey was also found in the burial chambers of the Pharaohs from Ancient Egypt which would date from around 5000 years ago.
When was the first bees?
There are fossils of bees very like modern honey bees which date back around 40 million years. There are also fossils of bee-like insects dated back to the early Cretaceous period, about 100 million years ago.
Why do bees spit out the honey?
Bees collect nectar from flowers and store it in a special stomach designed for that purpose. Various enzymes are added to the nectar to make a fructose and sucrose mixture. When the process is complete, the bee regurgitates the mixture and places it in a cell within the hive. When the mixture has been drained of excess moisture, other bees make a wax cap to place over the stored honey in the cell. It is then ready to be extracted by a beekeeper. Honey is the purest food that can be bought and NEVER goes 'off'. Even though jars of honey in a supermarket will have a 'sell by' date, this is only to abide by food regulations, but the honey will last for ever.
How were honey bees discovered?
It is impossible to say where the very first wasps came from. The oldest fossilised wasp found so far is about 115 million years old, and it is thought they date back before the advent of the angiosperms, or flowering plants, some 120 million years ago. Bees evolved from wasps to feed from the nectar of these flowers, and the oldest bee fossil found so far is a bee body preserved in amber, and dated to about 100 million years ago.
What date did the early Maori settlers come to New Zealand?
Maori came and settled Aotearoa between 1000 and 1300 AD. The first Polynesian explorers came about 2,000 years ago.
What is New Zealand position in relation to the international date line?
where is new zealand position in relatin to the international date line
Is honey safe to eat if it's out of date?
No, I wouldn't recommend eating it. Plus it is naturally from bees so if it is out of dat, please don't eat it. Honey is entirely sugar, which means that it is a preserve. Sugar does not "go off" or expire, so honey is safe to eat even when it is out of date. Likewise, golden syrup and treacle. The fact that honey comes from bees does not have any effect upon it's keeping qualities; butter is from cows but it still keeps for months. (In a similar way, foods which are entirely fat do not expire. Bacteria do not like growing in environments which have very little water content, so do not grow in foods which are entirely sugar or entirely fat. Hence why oil doesn't expire).
Is it safe to heat honey that is out of date?
Yes. It is safe to heat and eat honey that shows an expired date on the commercial packaging.
Does honey ever go out of date?
no
What was Spencer going to talk to Carly about on you speed date?
The birds and the bees
What foods do not have an expiration date?
The only true food that does not have an experation date is honey...but it does crystalize, not go sour or rot.
What date are the Jonas Brothers going to New Zealand?
No One is certain on the date yet
