Some surprising facts about bees !

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1. Bees are the only insects in the world which produce food consumed by humans. 2. In a hive there are around : - 20 000 to 30 000 bees in winter. - 60 000 to 65 000 bees in summer. 3. A bee beats its wings 200 times in one second. That's why we can...

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The Bee Cycle

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Before becoming a bee, the egg has 4 stages of development.The first step is the laying of the egg by the queen, in an alveola of the hive.If the egg is fertilized, it will become a queen or worker. However, if it is not fertilized, it will become a drone.During...

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How about an aperitif?

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Cocktail with honey and apple juice Useful information Number of people: 6 Type: Cocktail Ingredients : 25 cl : grapefruit 5 cl : orange juice 25 cl : lemon juice 25 cl : pineapple juice 1 tablespoon : grenadine 50 cl : lemonade (or sparkling water) Preparation:...

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Numbers to understand

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In 2007, the rate of abandoned hives reached 70% or 80% in the most affected regions and countries. A quarter of hive farms in the United States reportedly disappeared in the winter of 2006-2007 alone and 35 states were affected. In Europe, many countries...

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A bee's life

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In a hive there is a 1 queen and 60 000 bees. Bees live an average time of 28 days so the queen must do 2.000 baby bees per day to keep enough bees. Before, 1/10 of bees died during the winter, but now in general 1/3 die because of climate change.

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THE CONNECTED HIVES

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We interviewed a person of the high school who is working on the project of the connected hives, and he explained us what it consisted in. There are two on the balcony of the CDI (school library). There might be another one in a high school of Copenhagen....

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Mr Viriat's Interview

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What do they think of the project ? Last week, we interviewed Mr Viriat, our vice principal, to know a little more about the connected beehive project . Here are his answers, and opinion on the subject. The bee's project : The idea was to create several...

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Honey consumption and production

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What about European production and consumption ? Today in Europe, the total honey consumption is about 1.020.074.477 lbs so around 1,3 lb per year and per inhabitant. The biggest consumer of honey is Greece with 3,3 lbs per year and per inhabitant. After...

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Ms Ekmanian's interview

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With my group we asked some questions to the CPE (principal educational advisor). 1/ Did you know that bees are disappearing ? Yes it touches me because my children are talking about it, we are all aware of it. If bees disappear, this is the beginning...

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Honey meal

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Appetizers : Honey and goat cheese bricks. Main dish : Quiche Lorraine with goat cheese and honey. Dessert : Peaches roasted in the barbecue and honey cream. Honey and goat cheese bricks. Ingredients ▪4 brick sheets ▪4 goat cheeses ▪8 tablespoons of honey...

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