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Find answers to common questions about CCBEEZ604's honey, beekeeping practices, and how you can support a local Vancouver business and young apiarist.

Frequently asked questions

What are the most common questions people ask you about your honey, beekeeping, or supporting local Vancouver businesses?

They often ask where my journey began and how I have continued this journey as a young beekeeper in Vancouver.

My journey rose from an extreme fear, to a cautious curiosity that lead me to take an apiarist course at age 11 and purchase my own hive at 12. With my parents encouragement and neighbours support CCBEEZ was born and has tripled  in size in the past  2 years; with two 3box hives at my home and 1 2box hive and my previous high school.

What are some things people should know about buying local honey and supporting young beekeepers like yourself?

Supporting CCBEEZ604 supports my school initiatives, where I bring hives into schools to be used as educational tools and a source of community building for the PAC and school. It also supports my local bee club and helps the bees on a larger scale to grow and continue their journey.

What is Honey?

Honey is a sweet, viscous food substance made by honey bees and some related insects. Bees produce honey from the sugary secretions of plants (floral nectar) or from secretions of other insects (such as honeydew), by regurgitation, enzymatic activity, and water evaporation. Bees store honey in wax structures called honeycombs.

How does Honey help the Bees?

Honey serves as a vital food source for bees, providing them with the energy needed to fly, forage, build their hives, and maintain their colony's activities. It's especially crucial during winter or times when nectar sources are scarce, ensuring the bees' survival and the continuation of their essential work in pollination.

What makes your honey unique compared to other honey you can find in Vancouver?

Our honey is made in local Vancouver.

Besides the basics (like what honey is!), what's something interesting or surprising about bees or beekeeping that people might not know?

Bees can recognize human faces, a bee makes 1/12th of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime, bees use the sun as a compass, bees communicate through dancing, bees can fly up to 15 miles per hour, bees pollinate 1/3 of what we eat, the queen bee can lay 2,000 eggs per day, honey never spoils, and bees can be trained.

Is honey good for you?

Honey's benefits include its rich source of antioxidants, potential to aid wound healing and soothe coughs, and being a natural energy booster. However, it's important to consume honey in moderation due to its high sugar content.

Is there anything else I should know?

As a young backyard apiarist, I, CCBEEZ604, am born and raised in Vancouver and want to connect with my community the same way the bees do in their colony.

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