How Many Bees???!
Beekeeping enthusiasts Lu Kongjiang and Wang Dalin took part in last years contest which was held in China's Hunan province to see which beekeeper could attract the most bees.
Mr Wang managed to lure 26kg worth of bees onto his body in one hour.
Lu Kongjiang attracted a smaller cluster of 23kg of bees within the hour.
The current Guinness Book of Records holder for this brave feat is a man named Mark Biancaniello. In 1998 he managed to attract a wapping 39.5kg onto his body!
FACT OR FICTION?
WILL HONEY BEES BE THE NEXT ANIMAL EXPLOSIVE DETECTORS?
Honey Bees antennas are equipped with special scent detector called “odorant receptors”, these allow the Honey Bees to successfully forage and communicate messages to other Honey Bees.
Scientists have discovered that they may be able to use the Honey Bees exceptional sense of smell to seek out explosives hidden by terrorists. A group of Scientists are conducting experiments with “a box device containing three trained bees built into a removable drawer”. The bees responses are recorded via a video camera, which has shown that the bees have reacted to even the smallest traces of explosive. The research has indicated that bees are able to "detect the scent of explosives at concentrations as low as two parts per trillion, which is the equivalent of finding a grain of sand in a swimming pool".
PARTHENOGENESIS - FACT OR FICTION??
Here is something to think about.......
The Drone is produced from an unfertilised egg.
He has a Mother but no Father, yet he does have a Grand Father.
He will contribute genetically to Daughters
He will not have any Sons, but he may have Grand Sons.
The Grand Sons only arise from Daughters raised as Queens who produce Drones Parthenogenically.
MORE BEE JOKES....
Q. Who is a Bees favourite pop star?
A.STING!
Q. What did the Highway Man say to the bee?
A. "Your honey or your life!!"
Q. Which form of transport do lazy bees use?
A. They catch the Buzz!
