Kathy Scott

Una nueva entrega de la colección «Visita nuestro Museo» (ANIMALIUM, HISTORIUM), una galería para visitantes de todas las edades que recorre la vida vegetal de los cinco continentes.Tras el éxito de

So, you have decided that you want to raise honeybees. Thats a wonderful choice and one that will be fun and give you a lot of satisfaction.Have you decided that you want a hive in your backyard to enjoy on sunny days or are you a little more ambitious and may be thinking about raising honeybees as a business?A wise decision might be to start with one hive and see how you really like working with the girls. In all likelihood, you will love it, and it is best to make sure.Honeybees are fascinating and fun. The life in the hive can sometimes leave you speechless with the intricacy and the beauty you will find. And it is life; life in abundance when you consider that there will be 10,000+ and, possibly, upwards of 50,000 bees in just one hive.Few creatures on earth have the energy of the honeybees. They are not called worker bees for nothing when one honeybee can make 3,000 trips for just a small part of a teaspoon of honey. And, yet, some hives can produce 100 pounds or more of surplus honey, in one season, depending on where they are located.Two small swarms placed near about a mile square stand of Mesquite trees in Texas produced over 200 pounds of surplus honey one summer. Mesquite produces a wonderful honey similar to white clover honey, however, it is unpredictable. This particular summer, the moisture was perfect, the trees bloomed 4 different times, some even 6 times, and the honeybees went crazy. Just like real estate, the importance is Location, Location, Location.Not many creatures can produce at least 5 products for the enjoyment and health of mankind, but honeybees can and do: honey, wax, pollen, royal jelly and propolis. They not only give us something tasty, they produce things that bring us good health as well. They are a blessing to mankind.Lets get started then. Go get something to sip on, prop your feet up and take a look at the marvelous and beautiful family life honeybees have in one of the most fascinating homes on earth.

Whether raising honeybees as a hobby or as a business, it is always enjoyable to sit to the side of a hive and watch the comings and goings of the worker bees. On sunny days one can watch these beautiful little golden balls of light fly in the entrance with their loads of nectar and pollen. Its always fascinating to see the different colors of pollen: yellow, red, orange, brown or rarely a mix of color.Occasionally, you will look down at your shoulder and one of the girls will be there, resting before she flies in the entrance. After a couple of minutes, she will leave and fly in the hive. We never tire of watching these wonderful creatures whose product of the hive is beautiful to the eye and a delight to the tongue.However, when it rains, its as if the sky is shedding tears over the destruction to the earth and to its marvelous array of creatures including the fascinating and much needed honeybees. We will miss them terribly if they should disappear.And they are disappearing in shocking numbers and mankind cannot afford to do without this beneficial insect.Join me as we explore what is happening to the honeybee populations throughout the earth, what the causes might be and what measures, if any, can be taken to prevent the total extinction of this wonderful creature...."Together we can make a difference and ensure the survival of these much loved and desperately needed creatures.The Honeybees!"