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Honeybees can produce up to 1000 Volt Electricity

ByQueenBee

Swarms of honeybees can produce up to 1000 Volt electricity! This is as much electrical charge as a thunderstorm! The study, published in the journal iScience, explains how researchers at Bristol University in the UK stumbled across this amazing discovery by chance. Sadly, the discovery will not help with cheaper energy for electric cars, but…

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Swarming

ByQueenBee

Why do bees swarm? Most of us are familiar with the term ´a swarm of bees´, but what the fascinating phenomena of swarming actually entails is a mystery to many. Reasons for Swarming There are two reasons why bees swarm. First, swarming is a natural process that happens when a beehive gets too crowded. When…