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Bees eat their own honey because that's what they live off of throughout the year, especially during colder months when there are little or no blooming plants for the bees to collect the nectar for the hive. To better understand this, we need to know exactly what a hive is, and I think once you understand what a hive is, the rest will make sense. From the dictionary a hive is a place "to store or lay away for future use or enjoyment." That being said, that is what bees do. They store wax and honey for lean months.
As a beekeeper, we take the comb from the hive from time to time to extract the honey for our own use. When we do this, the bees naturally continue to make wax, honey, and propolis. They don't realize that the comb is full of honey is gone, they just know that there is an empty space that they need to create more wax and honey in. When fall comes, the beekeeper, if he is managing his hive properly, will leave in the hive as many combs full of honey to sustain them through the bees winter months. That's why bees eat their own honey.
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How do you stop bees from eating their own honey or slow it down?
Kill the bees
What are the instinct of a honey bees?
breathing, homing ,and eating
Does eating honey cause shortness of breath if you are allergic to bees?
no i am allergic to bees and have no trouble at all eating honey. if you have shortness of breath it may be a food allergy
Do bees eat their own honey?
Yes, that's why they make it. Bees make honey and store it so they have food when they are unable to forage for nectar.
What is sticky and sweet and comes from bees?
honey hence the name honey bees Honey bees also produce bees wax by converting honey.
Does an insect make their own food?
Yes, bees make honey
Can an insect make there own food?
YES ... bees make honey ...
Were honey cam from?
Honey comes from Bees like Honey Bees.
Do bees eat orgins of the flower?
No, bees don't eat anything on a flower while standing on it, they gather its pollen on their legs and fly back to the hive where the pollen is used to make honey by eating it then vomiting it, the honey (product of the pollen) is fed to the pupas. That is the only eating of flower parts that is done by bees.
Is it illegal to kill honey bees in OH?
It is illegal to kill honey bees in Ohio. It is not illegal for a landowner or renter to kill unmanaged bees on property they own, such as inside a wall of a building or in the cavity of a tree.
Why do bees live in America?
Honey bees aren't native to North America but were taken there by the early settlers about 400 years ago.
Do bees produce honey?
Do honey bees produce WHAT? If the question is "honey", then yes, HONEY bees produce HONEY. If the question is NOT "honey", I'm afraid I can't help you.
