https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping By Annie Roessler en-us 2017-11-07 19:11:03 UTC 2025-10-03 22:00:20 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/prod/236847369/2eec02464d08e291f6c2672ff413bcf0/bumblebee1600.png annieroessler https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping/wish/204632912 2017-11-08 00:18:10 UTC https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping/wish/204632912 annieroessler https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping/wish/204632961

1) How many supers does each honeycomb hold?

• A) about 2
• B) about 10
• C) about 15
• D) Honeycombs do not hold supers

2) What gland in a flower produces pollen?

• A) Nectaries
• B) Stamens
• C) Pistils
• D) Flowers do not produce pollen

3) Bees use __________.

• A) cross-pollination
• B) apiaric-pollination
• C) nectaric-pollination
• D) self-pollination

]]> 2017-11-08 00:18:33 UTC https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping/wish/204632961 annieroessler https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping/wish/206839403 Honey is the sweet substance that you find in on your toast that your mum makes you in the morning. It's healthy, sweet, and made naturally by bees. Beekeepers in the US take care of hives that make about 200 million pounds of honey every year. Most flowers have glands called nectaries that produce nectar. After worker bees take nectar from the blossoms of flowers, carry the nectar to the hive that they live in. They then share it between themselves and the other worker bees. Worker honey bees sip nectar from the nectaries through their tongues and keep it in their stomachs until they plant it in the honeycomb. This honey is then used to make various baked goods such as cookies, cakes, and more. The rest of the honey is sometimes sweetened, then packaged and sold as the honey you buy at the grocery store. There are also sometimes preservatives added to it. Next to honey, there is beeswax. Beeswax is used in makeup products, lotions, candles, and waterproofing compounds.



]]> 2017-11-14 17:09:11 UTC https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping/wish/206839403 annieroessler https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping/wish/206842066 Commercial beekeeping, also known as Apiculture, began in the mid-1800's. Today, there are about five million man-made beehives in the United States. A regular apiary can contain from 40 to 75 beehives. To help the colony and to produce enough honey, there must be enough flowers in the area. Because of this, apiaries must be a specific distance apart to keep from bees going into the wrong hive. Bees must travel at least 13,000 miles from flower to flower to collect enough nectar for a single pound of honey. As well as making honey, the bees pollinate the crops- Which gives two things at once. It’s beneficial to the beekeepers and civilians. Most beekeepers give standard hives to their bees. The hives are made up of several removable drawers called supers. The bees create honeycombs inside the supers on frames that hang down 10mm apart. The beekeeper can move the frames wherever he wants. Most of the time, each super holds about 10 honeycombs or frames, and each honeycomb contains close to 8,000 cells. Usually, beekeepers take the honey out of the combs with a honey extractor. This machine forces the honey out of the combs by spinning and shaking the honeycombs. After this process, the beekeepers package the honey to be sold.

]]> 2017-11-14 17:13:08 UTC https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping/wish/206842066 annieroessler https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping/wish/207941254 Honeybees collect nectar for honey, but they also carry pollen from flower to flower every day. Pollen are small grain cells that are produced in the male organs (stamens) of a flower. Usually, pollen grains are round. They have a size of 15-200 micrometers in width. They are visible to the human eye, but are very small. Honey bees use a type of pollination called “cross-pollination.” The bees use the nectar of the flowers to make honey and use the pollen from them as food. After the bees collect the pollen, they use tiny pockets on their back legs to hold it and safely take it back to the hive. Sometimes, a few grains of pollen attach to them and they get taken to other flowers accidentally. There are other bugs that pollinate as well. Beetles, ants, butterflies, moths, and others. Pollination helps flowers grow. This process also helps bees collect nectar while they pollinate- Pollination is a virtuous cycle- Humans get honey, the flowers grow, and the bees get food. It all contributes to the making of the honey.]]> 2017-11-16 23:49:11 UTC https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping/wish/207941254 annieroessler https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping/wish/207942122 Beekeeping definitely relates to Stung- If we didn't have beekeepers, bees wouldn't be thriving and living. They'd probably be on the verge of extinction if beekeepers weren't caring for them, breeding them, and letting them live in beehives. Bowen and Fiona are trying to save the human race- Maybe Apiculture will be included in the book when they try to save the world.]]> 2017-11-16 23:55:40 UTC https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping/wish/207942122 annieroessler https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping/wish/207942386 https://docs.google.com/a/share.brevardschools.org/document/d/1oY4lgFRU61MIggEonTkcqJNQ3HiX_vShz1J3aC0A1dU/edit?usp=sharing]]> 2017-11-16 23:57:52 UTC https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping/wish/207942386 annieroessler https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping/wish/207943455 When ready to get nectar, bees go to find a flower. Honeybees have 2 stomachs- A food stomach, and a honey stomach. The honey stomach can hold up to 1,000 flowers worth of nectar when collecting. Once a bee fills up it's honey stomach, the bee makes it's return back to the hive, where it then regurgitates the honey into another bee's stomach. That bee regurgitates the honey back into the next bee's stomach, and so on. The regurgitation adds enzymes to the honey- Which isn't a bad thing. It adds fructose and glucose to the nectar in very small amounts. Once the last bee regurgitates the honey into the comb, the honey is still extremely watered-down. To solidify it more, the bees flap their wings rapidly up and down to create an air current. This evaporates and thickens the nectar. After that, the bees cover the comb with beeswax as protection and to let the honey solidify more. Honey can last very long- It could even last more than 100 years. To create 1 pound of this sweet, thick liquid, at least 10,000 bees have to travel at least 75,000 miles and collect from almost 80,000,000 flowers. After the honey solidifies and is ready for harvesting, the beekeepers use a honey extractor to take the honey out of the combs. Once it's taken out, the beekeepers then package it, they sometimes sweeten it, and then they ship it off. You'll see it in grocery stores like Publix, Marsh, Target, or wherever you shop. You can even find it at farmers markets- honey is everywhere. You can remind yourself that just a little beehive went a long way to make the honey you eat.]]> 2017-11-17 00:07:36 UTC https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping/wish/207943455 annieroessler https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping/wish/207943877 2017-11-17 00:11:39 UTC https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping/wish/207943877 annieroessler https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping/wish/207943977 2017-11-17 00:12:35 UTC https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping/wish/207943977 annieroessler https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping/wish/207944029 2017-11-17 00:13:05 UTC https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping/wish/207944029 annieroessler https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping/wish/207948781 2017-11-17 00:46:15 UTC https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping/wish/207948781 annieroessler https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping/wish/207949090 2017-11-17 00:48:34 UTC https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping/wish/207949090 annieroessler https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping/wish/207949133 2017-11-17 00:48:53 UTC https://padlet.com/annieroessler/beekeeping/wish/207949133