Monday, October 29, 2007

Propolis

Discuss the function of Propolis.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

bees use propolis to seal up cracks in the hive. The bees also use propolis to cover up dead mice if it gets in the hive and gets killed.

David F, Thomas M, Lea G

Anonymous said...

On the back of the worker bees, there is a black, sticky, gummy item, made of gathered trees, bark and buds, this is called the “Propolis”. When there are cracks in the hive, the bees use the propolis to seal them up. This helps keep out the cold weather. If a small animal, example a mouse, is able to get inside of the hive, then it is slaughtered by the worker bees. Yet they cannot carry the body out of the hive, for it is too big. The bees use propolis to seal up the dead body, so that sickness is not introduced into the hive with rotting remains.
Shheh W.
Dan-yeell S.
Amburr M