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08/06/2025

Bees are more than insects — they are silent farmers.

08/05/2025

I do not apologize for repeating this messageImagine this: You spot a bee struggling on the ground. It’s not resting. It’s STARVING. 🐝💔 And right now, thousands of bees are silently battling hunger because of the ‘June Gap.’ What if you could be their hero? 🦸‍♂️🌸
By mixing two parts sugar to one part water, you can save a bee in minutes. 🕒 Yes, minutes. Watch as they go from weak to soaring high in the sky with just a little help from you. But here's the secret... THIS is only the start of something much bigger that YOU can be a part of.
Do you want to learn how to truly make a difference and help these little pollinators thrive? 🌍✨

06/26/2025

Little worker bees making our honey. They work so hard, let's keep them safe

06/26/2025

🌿 20 Perennial Veggies You Can Plant Once & Harvest for Years
Grow smarter, not harder. These resilient veggies return season after season, saving time, money, and effort:
– Asparagus, sorrel, rhubarb, chives, globe artichoke
– Horseradish, lovage, chicory, watercress, garlic
– Radicchio, Egyptian onions, groundnut, Jerusalem artichoke, angelica
– Capsicum, ostrich fern, sea kale, beans, wild leeks

💡 Tip: Mulch well and leave roots undisturbed to keep them thriving for decades.

06/26/2025

Did you know?

I'm 300% more efficient at pollinating than honeybees
I never sting unless physically crushed - I have no hive to defend
I work alone, visiting 1,000 flowers per day
I line my nest with flower petals and mud, not wax
I emerge exactly when native plants bloom - perfect timing
One of me does the pollination work of 100 honeybees

The truth: I'm not trying to hurt you. I'm trying to help your garden reproduce.

06/22/2025

A Message From a Bee: If You Can Hear Me, Let the Flowers Grow Again

Hello, dear human.

I know I’m small. You might not even notice me when I pass by. But I see you. I see your gardens, your windows, your streets… and lately, I see so many empty places where flowers used to be. I don’t have a voice that can shout. My wings hum softly, my life is quiet—but today, I need you to hear me.

I am a bee.

I don’t just live for myself. Every flight I take, every pollen I carry, every flower I visit—it’s all for something far greater. I pollinate your food. I help trees bear fruit. I keep wildflowers alive. I support entire ecosystems you may never see. The air you breathe, the meals you eat, the beauty that surrounds you… it all begins with a tiny act of pollination.

But I’m tired.

More fields are paved than planted. More weeds are sprayed than spared. The flowers we once trusted are vanishing. And with them, so are we.

Sometimes I fly for miles and find nothing—no bloom to land on, no nectar to feed on. My sisters leave the hive and never return. And still, we try. We always try. Because that's what we do—we work for life.

But we cannot do it alone anymore.

Please, plant flowers. Fill the spaces between concrete with wild color. Let your garden be messy, let your lawn be kind. Dandelions, clover, native blossoms—these aren’t weeds to us. They’re baby bottles for our young. They’re the lifeline between extinction and hope.

Protect the Earth, not just for us, but for your children. Their future depends on what you do today. Imagine a world without bees—without apples, strawberries, sunflowers. Without color. Without song. Without life.

It’s not just about saving us.

It’s about saving yourself.

I know you care. I see the children who stop and smile when they hear our buzz. I feel the joy when someone plants a flower just because it’s beautiful. You have the power to bring life back.

You don’t need a whole field.

Just a corner. A pot. A seed.

And a heart that still believes

06/21/2025

Great photography

06/21/2025

🐝 Life Cycle of the Bee: A Journey from Egg to Worker Bee

Bees are not just tiny insects that produce honey; they are symbols of cooperation and hard work. Their life cycle is fascinating and begins with a tiny egg that eventually becomes an active bee playing multiple roles to ensure the colony’s survival. Let’s explore each stage of a bee’s life in detail:

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1. The Egg

It all starts with the egg laid by the queen. The queen is the only one in the colony capable of laying eggs and can lay up to 2,000 eggs a day during peak activity. These tiny eggs are laid in wax hexagonal cells called brood cells. The egg is white and looks like a tiny speck. It takes 3 days to hatch.

🐝 Fun Facts:

The queen can control the type of egg she lays: a fertilized one becomes a female bee (worker or queen), while an unfertilized one becomes a drone (male).

Thanks to this control, the queen maintains the balance between males and females in the colony.

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2. The Larva

After 3 days, the egg hatches into a small white larva. At this stage, the larva cannot move and completely depends on worker bees for nourishment. It is fed "royal jelly," a protein-rich food produced by worker bees, which allows it to grow quickly.

After 3 days of royal jelly, it starts receiving a mixture of nectar and pollen. The larva continues growing for 6 days, increasing in size rapidly—consuming up to its own weight every hour!

🐝 Additional Info:

Queen-destined larvae are fed exclusively on royal jelly throughout their development, enabling them to become queens.

Worker bees constantly clean and feed the cells to ensure healthy development.

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3. The Pupa

Once the larva reaches a certain size, its cell is sealed with wax, and the next stage begins: the pupa. In this stage, complete metamorphosis occurs. The larva transforms into an adult bee. This process takes about 12 days, during which wings, legs, and mouthparts form.

Important Note:

This stage is known as complete me

06/11/2025

06/10/2025

Today, I had to block two people because of their hurtful and nasty comments. It was disheartening.

But about an hour later, this beautiful message landed in my inbox:

"Hello! I just wanted to say I love your page. I'm a 3rd-year beekeeper. I share all of my inspections with photos and education in a small group for family and friends because I think that's so important. Thank you for all you do. Please keep it up!!"

This message absolutely wins Comment of the Day 🥇
Thank you so much!

Earlier, I was in a therapy group where someone said, “There are still good people in the world.” I couldn’t agree more.

Thank you for following Bee Haven—my friend from Missouri ! 💛🐝

06/10/2025

"If you want chemical free, poison free and pest/disease free vegetables please embrace Agroecology. It's a holistic and self-sufficient system.
Companion planting is a silver bullet to the stubborn pest and disease.
Let's work with Mother Nature and Mimic her instead of working against her!"

06/10/2025

I need a small Hearts and 99 hi from true Bee lovers...