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See how this kid is saving the bees with lemonade! (And check out http://beesweetlemonade.com)
See the following videos about revolutionary bee hives!
See the following TED Talks about bees!
Worker bees do a waggle dance to show others where food sources are. See it performed by humans below!
See the following clips on Burt's Bees below!
Adventurous Activities
Household Remedies
Keep chemicals out of the environment with these creations.
Recipes with Beeswax
Lip balm
Hand butter
Beeswax Furniture Polishes (below)
Basic Paste Polish
10 oz Beeswax
1 pint solvent (trupentine or mineral spirits or combination of both)
Melt the wax slowly to 160F. In another pot, heat the solvent to the same temperature. Blend the solven into the melted wax. Make sure you do not overheat the ingredients.
Pour the mixture into a container(s) and leave to cool and set. Then close the container securely.
Linseed Oil Paste Polish
10 oz Beeswax
1 pint Linseed Oil
Follow exact same directions as above. This makes a softer polish.
Hi-shine Paste Polish
8 oz Beeswax
1oz Carnauba wax
1 pint solvent
Follow directions above for the beeswax and the solvent but you will need to heat the Carnauba wax to 185F. Add to beeswax before adding the solvent.
This makes a less tacky polish with a very high shine.
Keep chemicals out of the environment with these creations.
Recipes with Beeswax
Lip balm
Hand butter
Beeswax Furniture Polishes (below)
Basic Paste Polish
10 oz Beeswax
1 pint solvent (trupentine or mineral spirits or combination of both)
Melt the wax slowly to 160F. In another pot, heat the solvent to the same temperature. Blend the solven into the melted wax. Make sure you do not overheat the ingredients.
Pour the mixture into a container(s) and leave to cool and set. Then close the container securely.
Linseed Oil Paste Polish
10 oz Beeswax
1 pint Linseed Oil
Follow exact same directions as above. This makes a softer polish.
Hi-shine Paste Polish
8 oz Beeswax
1oz Carnauba wax
1 pint solvent
Follow directions above for the beeswax and the solvent but you will need to heat the Carnauba wax to 185F. Add to beeswax before adding the solvent.
This makes a less tacky polish with a very high shine.
Bee-related Masterpiece
A Short Summary on Bermuda's Bees
Bermuda’s Native Bee
Bermuda’s native solitary bee is one of our original pollinators. Similar species that carry out this same task include wasps, moths, and butterflies. Although the solitary bee does not appear to target crops, it pollinates plants by cutting and carrying leaves from one place to another. Unlike honeybees, this bee lives in burrows. However, like all bees, the solitary bee requires reliable fresh water sources. We can help by filling birdbaths or building biotic ponds.
More Than Honey
Bees produce a variety of products, ranging from beeswax, used in many homemade recipes, to propolis, an ingredient of some toothpastes.
A Fading Buzz
From 2008 to 2010, Bermuda’s captive bee hives declined by over half from 365 to 180. This number has since diminished even further.
Feeling The Sting
We don’t have to be vegetarians to appreciate the work of bees. Chances are, the meat that we consume is the product of an animal that was fed commercial feed. Pollinated by the bees, that feed was likely laden with pesticides, which are a contributing factor to the global decline of our bees. Without the bees, pollination of commercial animal feed-crops would decrease.
Don’t ‘mind your own beeswax’
Educate those around you on the importance of bees to the pollination of our foods, flowers, and cotton. Be sure to let them know about the decline in the bee population and how they can help in avoiding bee-damaging products and pesticide-laden crops.
Bermuda’s native solitary bee is one of our original pollinators. Similar species that carry out this same task include wasps, moths, and butterflies. Although the solitary bee does not appear to target crops, it pollinates plants by cutting and carrying leaves from one place to another. Unlike honeybees, this bee lives in burrows. However, like all bees, the solitary bee requires reliable fresh water sources. We can help by filling birdbaths or building biotic ponds.
More Than Honey
Bees produce a variety of products, ranging from beeswax, used in many homemade recipes, to propolis, an ingredient of some toothpastes.
A Fading Buzz
From 2008 to 2010, Bermuda’s captive bee hives declined by over half from 365 to 180. This number has since diminished even further.
Feeling The Sting
We don’t have to be vegetarians to appreciate the work of bees. Chances are, the meat that we consume is the product of an animal that was fed commercial feed. Pollinated by the bees, that feed was likely laden with pesticides, which are a contributing factor to the global decline of our bees. Without the bees, pollination of commercial animal feed-crops would decrease.
Don’t ‘mind your own beeswax’
Educate those around you on the importance of bees to the pollination of our foods, flowers, and cotton. Be sure to let them know about the decline in the bee population and how they can help in avoiding bee-damaging products and pesticide-laden crops.
