❓Que se passe-t-il à l’intérieur des ruches en ce moment ?
🐝 Les abeilles sont toutes regroupées autour de leur reine, elles lui tiennent chaud en se serrant les unes aux autres et en battant des ailes, dans un ballet continu. Le solstice d’hiver marque le début du renouveau, pour les abeilles. La reine, qui visiblement perçoit le solstice d’hiver (on ne sait pas expliquer comment), se remet à pondre. En effet, les abeilles d’hiver vont s’éteindre d’ici 3 mois, et il faut que d’ici là il y ait une nouvelle génération, pour la survie de ce super organisme qu’est un essaim d’abeilles.
❄️ Today is the winter solstice, the shortest day, and the longest night of the year. The beekeeper and her charming little helper were very cold when they visited our hives in the Hesperange forest this morning. When it is cold like that, we obviously do not open the hives in order to preserve the heat inside it. But we can check their weight by lifting them very gently from the back, which gives a good idea of the state of the colony and their reserves.
❓What is going on inside the beehives right now?
🐝 The bees are all grouped around their queen, they keep her warm by hugging each other and flapping their wings, in a week orchestrated movement. The winter solstice marks the beginning of renewal for bees. The queen, who visibly senses the winter solstice, starts playing eggs again. The « winter bees » will pass away progressively, just to be replaced by the new generation of bees who will ensure the survival of the colony as a superorganism.
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