read here; you have probably heard that female
honeybees do the cleaning in the cells. They
throw out all the particles left behind by the
bees hatching from their cocoons, bees that have
died in the hive and many other things that don't belong
in the hive. Do you know what they do when they come
across something too big for them to carry out of the
hive? They embalm it with a material called "propolis" to
prevent it from producing bacteria and harming the
health of the other bees in the hive. It is hard to believe,
but propolis is an anti-bacterial material, that is, it stops
bacteria growing... Do you know where they find this
substance, mom? How do these tiny beings know so
much about chemistry? That is as far as I have read.
Maybe I can tell you how they make this substance later.
(Right) Worker bees pushing a
stranger out of the hive.
(Left) The worker
bees are
responsible for
carrying out all
sorts of organisms
and dead larvae
that can threaten
the security and
health of the hive.
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Adnan Oktar
