Life of a Queen Bee

June 2, 2021

Did you know that the main job of a queen bee is to lay eggs? It means that Her Majesty is actually the mother of all the other bees that live in the hive. But what is it like to be a queen in a beehive?

When the queen bee is still a larva, the worker bees feed her with a special food called “royal jelly” which is rich in essential nutrients that allow the larva to grow as a fertile queen. Once she comes out from her cell, the queen bee flies a few times to mate with drone bees, and yes, I am using the plural here! Researchers found that bees of a single hive might have up to 50 different fathers! 

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Why it is important to adopt a beehive

March 15, 2021

Since the very beginning of our journey we have one clear goal in mind: raising awareness about the environmental problem related to bee’s population decline. We strongly believe that people, as well as institutions and companies play a key role in solving this problem. Why? Because we all have some moral responsibility and it is up to us to protect biodiversity. If you are reading this, you are most likely aware about this problem and how bees have an incredible impact on our everyday life in terms of how we live and what we consume.

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