According to one ancient egyptian myth, honey bees were the tears of the sun god Ra. In this context, the bee was seen as the messenger of the gods, falling down, like tears, towards the earth (and man) to pass on some secret message. The above symbol was called the Udjat in ancient times. It [...]
Archive for August, 2007
Tears of Ra, the Sun god
Posted in Bee Lore, Bee-ology, Beetwixt & Beetween on August 24, 2007 | 7 Comments »
Honey Bee on Flower
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Origins of the Honeymoon
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Legend has it that about 4,000 years ago, in Babylon, the bride’s father gave his son-in-law honey beer or meade for a whole month (or moon) after the wedding ceremony. Alcoholic honey for a month, with plenty of time for the couple to enjoy time together! Quite a difference from today’s tradition of a honeymoon [...]
The First Bee
Posted in Bee Lore, Beetwixt & Beetween on August 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A story of eastern European origin probably derives from a time when many gods were worshipped, later being altered to conform with the Christian monotheistic concept: The devil was spying on God when He was creating the birds and insects. God took a bit of mist from the air, spun it in His fingers and [...]
A New Hive and the Honey Harvest
Posted in Bee Present, Beekeeping on August 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Three weeks ago, we moved house……swarmed……for more space. Which is why there have not been many entries in the last few weeks. As a result, the Bees have also not had much attention – though the August honey harvest is overdue. I will visit the hives in the next few days – weather permitting.
The Ultimate Purpose of the Bee
Posted in Bee Lore, Beetwixt & Beetween on August 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
(From Leo Tolstoy’s War & Peace: Chapter IV) As the sun and each atom of ether is a sphere complete in itself, and yet at the same time only a part of a whole too immense for man to comprehend, so each individual has within himself his own aims and yet has them to serve a general [...]
The Queenless Hive
Posted in Bee Lore, Beekeeping on August 7, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Meanwhile Moscow was empty. There were still people in it, perhaps a fiftieth part of its former inhabitants had remained, but it was empty. It was empty in the sense that a dying queenless hive is empty. In a queenless hive no life is left though to a superficial glance it seems as much alive [...]
Insomniacs
Posted in Bee Present on August 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Honeybees never sleep!
How much Honey does a Worker Bee produce in her Lifetime?
Posted in Bee Present on August 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The worker bee, which is always a female, will live from 6 to 8 weeks and only produce 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime, so don’t forget to lick the spoon!
What does it Take to Make a Pound of Honey?
Posted in Bee Present on August 1, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
It takes 2 million flower visits and 55,000 miles of flying for the bees to make just one pound of honey!
