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Winston Wong
Honey Bottles

Honey Bottles

BC Bee Supply is proud to carry its biggest selection of jars ever. What will you put your honey into? After the bees have converted their collected nectar into honey, beekeepers will typically come along and harvest some of that sweet, "liquid gold". Once extracted from the hive, there are many ways to bottle, store and package honey. Glass containers are often chosen because of the way honey looks in clear jars, the ease of filling and the re-usability of glass. BC Bee Supply sells its jars in sets of 12 or 24, depending on the size, and we always...

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Winston Wong
Bee Biology - Anatomy & Honey Bee Development

Bee Biology - Anatomy & Honey Bee Development

Anatomy 3 body segments Head Thorax Abdomen 2 pairs of wings = 4 wings total3 pairs of legs = 6 legs total The Three Types of Honey Bees Queen Gender: Female, “Mom bee” Number: Only 1 per hive - if there were ever two in the same hive, they would fight to the death! Appearance: Largest bee in the hive - very long abdomen, as it contains approximately 1 million eggs which she will lay in her lifetime. Also has very short wings, because she only leaves the hive once in her life. Job: Her job is to lay eggs; she...

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