janeowit's Journal: Thanks Bees.

I don't normally read the back of the bath products I use. I find that whole lather, rinse, repeat thing unnecessary. Once is plenty. But this morning I found myself reading the back of the very good smelling Clementine body wash I was using.
Amid the usual stuff there was this line "Honeybees provide environmentally friendly and natural solutions to everyday needs, and so do we."

What!? I think bees provide very few solutions to my everyday needs. Or is it that bees provide solutions to the bees' own needs, and The Savannah Bee Company is also working to fulfill the needs of bees. I don't quite understand.

Either way, I don't think we appreciate bees for the environmentally friendly work they do. Next time you see a bee make sure to let her* know you're thankful for making a difference.

*According to the Savannah Bee website, about 99% of an average hive is female, that place is chock-full of fun facts.

I think that it's tragic

[johndiii]

The bees do all that good work, and we repay them by stealing the byproducts (honey and wax). I think that reparations are in order. Every beehive should get a free Wii.

Wiis for bees!

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[Some Woman]

A swarm of bees cooperating to move a Wii controller...that's a priceless picture. :^)

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[TechnoLust]

It's a frightening picture for those of us that die if we get stung by even the smallest bee and don't get an injection in 30 minutes. Bees kill TLs. :-(

More facts about bees

[nizo]

They are cool; my grandfather used to keep bees. The males (drones) don't have stingers, and can be played with since they are defenseless (though you pretty much never see them outside of a hive). I saw a program where bees were attacked by some kind of hornet; this thing would tear the hive apart (since it was apparently pretty much immune to beestings). However, bees had adapted: they would swarm all over the hornet and raise its body temp until it died.