JBee's Honey&Supply

JBee's Honey&Supply Educating the public about bees and answing any questions, sale of honey and beekeeping supplies we

11/06/2025
Have you ever tried buckwheat honey? Strong earthy flavor!
09/29/2025

Have you ever tried buckwheat honey? Strong earthy flavor!

07/24/2025

Flowers and bumblebees communicate through bioelectric signals, a fascinating interaction rooted in natural electrical fields. Flowers generate weak electric fields due to differences in electric potential between their tissues and the surrounding air, often influenced by physiological processes like photosynthesis or ion movement.

Bumblebees, meanwhile, carry a positive electric charge as they fly, accumulated from friction with air particles. When a bee approaches a negatively charged flower, the electric field facilitates a subtle attraction, enhancing pollination efficiency.

Research, such as a 2013 study from the University of Bristol, shows that bees can detect these electric fields using sensory hairs that respond to the fieldsโ€™ gradients. This ability allows bees to distinguish between flowers with varying nectar levels, as electric fields may correlate with nectar availability. Flowers, in turn, may alter their electric fields after a beeโ€™s visit, temporarily signaling to other bees that nectar is depleted, thus optimizing pollination.

This electrical dialogue complements visual and chemical cues, like color and scent, creating a multi-sensory communication system. It highlights natureโ€™s complexity, where even subtle forces like electricity play a critical role in ecological relationships, ensuring effective pollination and plant reproduction in diverse ecosystems.

07/06/2025

๐Ÿ Bees: Earth's Unsung Superheroes! ๐ŸŒŽโœจ

Scientists have officially declared bees the most important species on the planet โ€” and itโ€™s easy to see why.

๐Ÿ”น They pollinate 70% of the crops that feed 90% of the world.
๐Ÿ”น They support biodiversity and keep ecosystems thriving.
๐Ÿ”น Without them, much of our food chain could collapse.

But hereโ€™s the sting: bee populations are rapidly declining due to pesticides, habitat loss, and climate change. ๐Ÿโš ๏ธ

It's time to act.
๐ŸŒป Plant bee-friendly flowers
๐Ÿšซ Say no to harmful chemicals
๐Ÿ’ช Support sustainable farming

Letโ€™s protect the pollinators that protect us.
No bees = No food. No future.

05/29/2025

These mating nucs have been getting use to their new home and newly hatched queen building comb for 3 days in a dark room tomorrow they will wake up in the mating yard with any luck in 10 days they will be mated and laying eggs

05/17/2025

My daughter absolutely loves bees she was so excited to see her come out and make an appearance sheโ€™s been hiding between the frames for a couple weeks must have ran out of room to lay eggs

Nucs state inspected and ready for pickup and we have extra let me know if you want bees!!๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ
05/08/2025

Nucs state inspected and ready for pickup and we have extra let me know if you want bees!!๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ

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