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What do they use to make the bees sleepy when collecting the honey?
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∙ 15y ago
Beekeepers use smoke. It doesn't make the bees sleepy, but it does calm them.
Originally bees were a woodland insect, living in holes in trees. When they sensed smoke it meant only one thing: forest fire. Their reaction was to gorge themselves with honey and be ready to fly off to find a new home if it became necessary. When a beekeeper puffs a little smoke into the hive, the ancient instinct kicks in and the bees gorge on honey. The result is the bees are calmer and more docile, and less able to bend the abdomen down to use their sting. Probably rather like we feel after a heavy meal.
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Why do bees make honey in hot countries?
Bees make honey in ALL countries.
Do honey bees make hives in the ground?
honey bees only make hives in trees and I see bees in the eves of the roof. honey bees only make hives in trees and I see bees in the eves of the roof.
Who from the bees makes honey?
It is the worker bees that make the honey.
How many bees make honey that is eaten by humans?
We only collect honey from honey bees, and there are seven species of honey bee worldwide.
What do you call a person who makes honey?
Bees make honey. Beekeepers take care of bees and extract honey. Honey packers process and package honey.
What do they do to make the bees sleepy when collecting honey?
Beekeepers use smoke. It doesn't make the bees sleepy, but it does calm them. Originally bees were a woodland insect, living in holes in trees. When they sensed smoke it meant only one thing: forest fire. Their reaction was to gorge themselves with honey and be ready to fly off to find a new home if it became necessary. When a beekeeper puffs a little smoke into the hive, the ancient instinct kicks in and the bees gorge on honey. The result is the bees are calmer and more docile, and less able to bend the abdomen down to use their sting. Probably rather like we feel after a heavy meal.
How do honey bees help crops and provides us with honey?
Honey bees assist with pollination i.e they carry pollen from one plant to another, while collecting nectar, which is crucial to growing crops. They eventually use the nectar to make honey.
How do honey bees make the honey sweet?
Bees make the honey from nectar which is already sweet.
When was Bees Make Honey created?
Bees Make Honey was created in 1971.
Why do bees make honey in hot countries?
Bees make honey in ALL countries.
How do bees make royal honey?
Bees make royal honey by cross pollination.
What do bees and stores have to do with honey?
Bees make the honey, and stores sell it.
Are honey bees the only bees that make honey?
No, honey bees are not the only bees that make honey. The bees in question (Apis spp) just happen to be the most famous of the world's natural honey-makers. Other apian examples include bumble and stingless bees.
Are honey bees made out of honey?
They are called honey bees because they collect nectar to make honey.
What do bees make?
Bees make honey, and wax. The wax is used to make candles. The honey is used to make your tea sweet!Honey
Do honey bees make hives in the ground?
honey bees only make hives in trees and I see bees in the eves of the roof. honey bees only make hives in trees and I see bees in the eves of the roof.
Do any bees make honey other than honey bees?
Most bees make honey to feed themselves but only honey bees produce enough honey for a beekeeper to remove some of it in any great quantity.
