Sunday, 6 July 2025

Constipation? Not a problem for honey bees

In these appalling times, I though perhaps that a funny fact might lighten our moods.

 

On 5 July we three volunteers (Glen, Karin and I) held our 34th event in Sunninghill Library: a talk about honey bees by a local beekeeper. Honey bees, it seems, defecate only every six weeks or so, and never in or near their hive. Bumble bees, on the other hand, have filthy habits and do it at home.