Into the Hive – Members Virtual Event

Thank you for joining us for this special virtual event all about bees. Watch Maddie, GROW & Life Science Manager, and Hannah, Plants and Animal Manager, as they showcase how they transfer the GROW bees to a new box followed by a conversation around finding the queen bee, the differences between honeybees and bumblebees and how these pollinators help the environment.

We hope you enjoy!

Questions & Answers

Thank you for joining us last week for this special Into The Hive behind-the-scenes bee event with Maddie and Hannah. They showcased how they transfer the GROW bees to a new box followed by a conversation around finding the queen bee, the differences between honeybees and bumblebees and how these pollinators help the environment.

You submitted your questions and now they are here to answer them!

Q1: How many bees are in each hive of the wild?

Q2: How do bees make honey, eat food and how much honey do the bees produce?

Q3: How long do bees live?

Q4: How are bees born and does the queen make all the bees?

Q5: Do you have to feed the honeybees? How do bees get in and out of the boxes?

Q6: What’s the current status of native bee conservation around the world and good resources to stay informed about bee news?

Q7: How do you attract bees to your garden?

Q8: What are the differences between bumblebees and honeybees physically?

Q9: Can you show us a picture of hair on the bee’s eyes?

Additional Information

Grow Native, part of the Missouri Prairie Foundation – Learn about native plants and how you can help plant them in your own backyard.

MOPrarie.org

Shutterbee – Learn about backyard bee photography to improve conservation practices.

Shutterbee