by Web Guru | Feb 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
African-tulip-tree-DAF-factsheetDownload Native to tropical Africa, African tulip tree is a fast-growing evergreen tree. It is known to infest disturbed rainforest, where it out-competes native vegetation. African tulip trees are sometimes planted as ornamentals or...
by Web Guru | Feb 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
HONEYBEES (Apis mellifera) construct their honeycombs with wax secreted from glands found on the underside of their abdomen. The honeycomb is regarded as an engineering marvel. Why?Consider: For centuries, mathematicians suspected that partitions in the shape of...
by Web Guru | Feb 26, 2021 | Blog
Coping with the tropical summer heat Ray Berkelmans It is well known that bees have an extraordinary capacity to keep their hives warm in cold climates during winter.They do this by means of “heater bees” which occupy vacant cells or sit on top of brood cells...
