How many eggs can a queen bee lay? by Khorshed(Dhaka, Bangladesh) How many eggs can a queen lay in her whole life? That’s a question that is difficult to answer with precision because there are many variables involved. But the short answer would be: A lot! Maximum Between 1500 and 2000 Eggs Per Day According […]
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If you’re sure you want to know… How do bees make honey? That’s a question that I have always enjoyed answering face-to-face. The facial expressions displayed as I answer the question are often quite entertaining! Spoiler Alert: Before I describe how bees make honey, I thought I should first offer a SPOILER ALERT: For those of
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The issue of honey vs sugar is one that comes up often. It’s not surprising, since many people are trying to reduce their sugar intake and are looking for a sugar alternative. And most people consider sugar to be — if not unhealthy — then at least not particularly good for you. So that naturally
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Honey nutrition – two words that might not often be thought of together. But honey is far from a nutritionally void sweet. In fact, the nutritional value of honey makes it as good for you as it is to you! And these days, when seemingly every time we turn around another delicious food is being
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Honey bee swarms can at once evoke both awe and disappointment within a beekeeper. It is truly an awesome sight to witness a colony throwing a swarm of bees. But if the bees swarming happen to be from one of YOUR hives, you are also witnessing the loss of most or all of the honey you
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Honey and weight loss. Does it seem unlikely that the two would go together? Well, here are a couple of popular diets that use honey. Do they work? You’ll be the judge of that! The Hibernation Diet This diet combines a healthy, low-fat diet with a spoonful or two of honey just before bedtime each
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Can diabetics consume honey without being concerned about the effect upon their blood sugar? The short answer is no. In this case, though, the short answer doesn’t quite tell the whole story… Honey IS a Sugar Honey, of course, is a carbohydrate. Therefore it does increase the blood sugar level when consumed. So diabetics must
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Can Honey Really Help? Honey and allergies: Perhaps the most frequently asked question about honey is whether it is useful as a natural remedy for allergies. Or as a natural hay fever remedy. And the answer is… Maybe. Not Much Proof Either Way I know: “maybe” isn’t a very satisfying answer! But there’s very little
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This divinity recipe combines honey and almonds to add a unique flair to one of the most popular of homemade candies. It’s quite fitting to combine the ingredients of honey and almonds. Without honey bees, there would be very few almonds, because almond growers are highly dependent upon honey bees for the pollination of their
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Creamed honey is an absolutely delightful treat! Also known as spun honey and whipped honey, it’s composed of tiny honey crystals, making it smooth as silk and spreadable as butter. How it’s Made Honey crystallization is a natural process. Nearly all types of honey will eventually crystallize. Some may crystallize in a matter of months,
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