15/12/2021
How amazing are bees 🐝?! 🥰
You may recall that in September a volcano erupted on the Spanish Island of La Palma.
Many people were forced to flee the area, and among those were a number of beekeepers (La Palma is home to over 100 beekeepers).
Fifty days after the eruption, one beekeeper returned and was amazed to find that the bees in five of his six hives - just 600 metres from the volcano and buried under volcanic ash - had survived.
The bees had sealed any gaps in the hives with propolis to keep toxic fumes out, and relied on honey already stored in their hives for food.
It never ceases to amaze me just how incredible bees are 🐝
Photo credit: Elías González, La Palma Bee Keepers Association, via EPA-EFE/Shutterstock
