The bee’s eyes, like those of other insects, differ greatly from human eyes. They consist of a pair of compound eyes made up of numerous six-sided facets. They also have three simple eyes. Despite this, their vision is believed to be sharp for a distance of only about 1 m (3 ft.). The picture below [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Bee’s Eyes
Posted in Bee Law, Bee Present, Bee-ology on January 29, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Archeologists find 3,000-year-old beehives in middle of ancient city’s ruins in N. Israel
Posted in Bee Lore, Beekeeping, Beetwixt & Beetween on January 16, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Archeologists digging in northern Israel have discovered evidence of a 3,000-year-old beekeeping industry, including remnants of ancient honeycombs, beeswax and what they believe are the oldest intact beehives ever found. An archeologist examining the remnants of 3,000-year-old beehives found at Rehov. (AP) The findings in the ruins of the city of Rehov include 30 intact [...]
Midwinter Inspection
Posted in Bee Present, Beekeeping on January 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Today it was 9 degrees Centigrade at 14.00 when I visited the bees for a mid-winter inspection. It was a lot warmer than the sub-zero temperatures we have have had for the past few weeks. One night we recorded -11 degrees Centigrade – the lowest temperature for about 19 years. Climate change perhaps. In any [...]
