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This weekend Friday, Saturday and Sunday 9-5 we in Chesapeake, Smithfield, Maya Way Suffolk, Yorktown and Williamsburg. Running low on honey? Stop by your closest location and stock up on your favorites or try something new.

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Protect pollinators, protect life 🌼🐝
Plant flowers, avoid chemicals, support local honey, and create safe spaces. Small actions from you can make a big difference in saving our precious bees.

Allergy season is here and this Friday, Saturday and Sunday we are at the Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, Smithfield, Yorktown and Williamsburg TSC's from 8:00/9:00 - 5:00/6:00 (depending on location). Support your local pollinators!

🔥 Know the Difference Before It’s Too Late! 🔥
Not every flying insect is your friend… 🐝⚡
🍯 Honey Bee — Nature’s tiny farmer, spreading life through pollination.
🌼 Bumble Bee — The fluffy helper, शांत but powerful for flowers.
⚠️ Wasp — Fast, aggressive, and not here to make honey!
👀 One glance can save you from danger…
Learn. Identify. Stay safe.
🌍 Respect nature, but know who you’re dealing with!

Bee kitchen

Hello bee friends 🐝
I thought I’d take a minute to walk through the life of a worker bee — in order.

This is something that often gets missed…
🐝 Worker bees don’t do all jobs at once
🐝 Their roles change as they age

Let’s walk through it 👇
🐝 Day 1–3: Cleaning
When a worker bee first emerges, her very first job is simple…
Cleaning out cells
Getting them ready for the queen to lay
Every new life in that hive starts with a clean cell

🐝 Day 3–10: Nursing
Now she becomes a nurse bee
Feeding larvae
Producing royal jelly
Feeding the queen
This stage is so important… this is where the next generation is raised

🐝 Day 10–16: Building & processing
Next, she moves into house duties
Building comb
Receiving nectar from foragers
Turning nectar into honey
Packing pollen
There is always something happening inside that hive

🐝 Day 16–20: Guarding & ventilating
As she gets older, she takes on more responsibility
Guarding the entrance
Fanning to control temperature
Moving air through the hive
She is now helping protect and maintain the colony

🐝 Day 20+: Foraging
And finally… she becomes a forager
-Collecting nectar
-Gathering pollen
-Bringing in water
-Collecting propolis
This is the hardest job… and usually the last stage of her life
Bee Haven 2026
A quick note
🐝 Worker bees can shift roles if needed — the hive comes first… always
🐝 The takeaway
Worker bees don’t just “help”… They run the entire hive

The queen lays the eggs…
🐝 But the workers make everything else happen