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21 " I remembered my grandfather telling me to always remove the stinger as quickly as possible, because it will continue to pump venom into the skin for as long as ten minutes. But "
― Karen White , Flight Patterns
22 " In cooler weather, the bees remain in the beehive but don’t hibernate. The queen doesn’t lay eggs but stays in a bee cluster surrounded by her worker bees. They flap their wings nonstop, keeping the temperature in the beehive around ninety-one degrees until warmer weather arrives. —NED BLOODWORTH’S BEEKEEPER’S JOURNAL "
23 " When a hive is invaded by a wasp, the bees cluster around the intruder and fan their wings to make it 117 degrees, knowing that wasps cannot survive temperatures above 116. This is the ultimate act of survival, as the bees will die if the temperature reaches 118 degrees. —NED BLOODWORTH’S BEEKEEPER’S JOURNAL "
24 " The queen bee has control over the sex of the eggs she lays. If she uses stored sperm to fertilize the egg, the larva that hatches is female. If the egg is left unfertilized, the larva that hatches is male. This means that female bees inherit genes from their mothers and their fathers, while male bees inherit only genes from their mothers. —NED BLOODWORTH’S BEEKEEPER’S JOURNAL "
25 " As queen honeybees age, their egg-laying abilities decrease. When an old queen begins to falter in performing such responsibilities, workers will induce her replacement. The aging queen is killed after the new queen emerges. —NED BLOODWORTH’S BEEKEEPER’S JOURNAL "