r e s emb l e t he numbe r 8 on t he hone y c omb . T he
numbe r s o f t ime s t he be e t u r n s o r s hak e s i t s
abdomen are s ignal s that indi cate the di stance of
the food sour ce f rom the h i ve . By the end of the
dance, the other bees have understood the location
of the food source and they qu i ck l y l eave for the
flowers that are their new food source.
Where do you think tiny bees have learnt how to
communicate by dancing? Of course, the One Who has
g i v en t hem t h i s know l edge i s t he i r C r ea t o r and
Protector, Al lah.
D i d Y o u K n o w t h a t B e e s M a k e H o n e y f o r
U s a s W e l l ?
Be e s c an p r odu c e mu c h mo r e hone y t han t he y
ne ed . A s you know , be e s mak e hone y i n t he i r
abdomens. Their tiny bodies make enough honey for
themselves as wel l as for people.
But why are the bees so giving? Why don’ t they
just make honey for themselves rather than thinking
of our needs as we l l ? Honey i s very nutr i t i ous for
people. This is the reason why Al lah has created bees
with the abi l ity to make honey and has ordered them
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The bee stores
honey in the cells it
builds so perfectly.
Here is the amazing
honeycomb of the
bee!
