Topics:<\/b> Commitment; Community; Dedication; Determination; Diligence; Jobs; Nature; Sacrifice; Self-denial; Teamwork; Wonder; Work<\/p>\n
References:<\/b> Psalm 8:1\u20134; 19:1\u20133; Proverbs 6:6; 30:25; Romans 1:20; Colossians 1:16<\/p>\n
That sixteen-ounce jar of honey in your pantry exists only because tens of thousands of bees flew some 112,000 miles in a relentless pursuit of nectar gathered from 4.5 million flowers. Every one of those foraging bees was female. By the time each died\u2014living all of 6 weeks during honey-making season\u2014she had flown about 500 miles in 20 days outside the hive.<\/p>\n
As these bees were flying themselves to death, production inside the hive continued with stupendous efficiency, as follows: A bee brings nectar to the hive, carried tidily in her \u201choney stomach.\u201d The bee is greeted by a younger, homebody receiver bee, who relieves her of her load. A receiver bee deposits nectar into a cell, reducing its water content and raising its sugar level by fanning it with her wings and regurgitating it up to 200 times, killing microbes along the way. More bees surround this cell and others and fan them with their wings 25,000 times or so, turning nectar into honey. When the honey is ripe, wax specialists arrive to cap off the cells. That is how every single ounce of every single honey pot, bottle, or jar in the world\u2014hundreds of thousands of them\u2014is brought into being.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery gulp of raw honey is a distinct, unique, unadulterated medley of plant flavor; a sweet, condensed garden in your mouth,\u201d writes Holley Bishop, an awed amateur beekeeper trying her level best with ordinary English to capture a miracle.<\/p>\n
\u2014Eric Miller, \u201cShock and Awe,\u201d Books and Culture<\/i> (September\u2013October 2006)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Topics: Commitment; Community; Dedication; Determination; Diligence; Jobs; Nature; Sacrifice; Self-denial; Teamwork; Wonder; Work References: Psalm 8:1\u20134; 19:1\u20133; Proverbs 6:6; 30:25; Romans 1:20; Colossians 1:16 That sixteen-ounce jar of honey in your pantry exists only because tens of thousands of bees flew some 112,000 miles in a relentless pursuit of nectar gathered from 4.5 million flowers. … Continue reading “GOD\u2019S
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