Recently Michelle Obama shared some ‘Fun Facts About Gardening’ with David Letterman on the Late Night Show. What if she had been talking about the hives at the White House? Here are some little
known facts about beekeeping; the reason that they are little known will quickly become apparent.
The term ‘beekeeper’ was invented by Mr. Bernard Edward
Erasmus Keeper in 1782 in England
The best way to get wild flower honey is to fill an empty super with dried flowers and put it on the hive – the ‘potpourri
principle’
A forager who grows strong from all her dancing is bearing waltz fitness
Next
year the Supreme Court will finally rule on ‘Honeybee’ v ‘Honey bee’
The hive at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave is known as Bee Force One
A super is so-called because of what the beekeeper says when it is full of honey
In
his/her lifetime, the average American will eat 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey
The largest hive every assembled contained it’s
own Starbucks
Because honey is sterile no calories can survive in it
CCD is caused by cell phones – when bees use their cell phones while flying they have accidents