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Honey Bees

We’re excited to share a unique aspect of our practice—our beloved honey bees. Dr. Berkinshaw, a dedicated beekeeper for decades, has brought his passion for beekeeping to our practice. You’ll find a few of his hives thriving in our beautiful garden.

Why Bees Matter to Us

Bees symbolize teamwork and an incredible sense of community. Our treatment area overlooks our beehives, allowing us to share this fun element of our practice with you. It’s a delightful reminder of the harmony and cooperation that mirror our commitment to providing exceptional orthodontic care.

GET TO KNOW THE BEES

Their lives are short but busy

Worker bees live approx 6 weeks in the summer season and around 3 months during the fall and winter. Drones (male bees) live about 8 weeks. Queens typically are actively producing for 1-3 years but can live up to 5-6 years.

GET TO KNOW THE BEES

The Honeymoon

It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after the wedding, the bride’s father would supply his son-in-law with all the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the “honeymoon”.

GET TO KNOW THE BEES

It takes an army

In order to make a pound of honey, bees collectively have to visit 2,000,000 flowers and travel over 55,000 miles. On it’s own, each bee produces just 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey in their lifetime

GET TO KNOW THE BEES

They recognize human faces

Honeybees can comprehend human faces the way humans do. They take parts—like eyebrows, lips, and ears—and cobble them together to make out the whole face. It’s called “configular processing,” and it might help computer scientists improve face recognition technology.

GET TO KNOW THE BEES

They have personalities

Researches at the University of Illinois have found that not all bees are hard workers. Within each hive, some bees are thrill-seekers while others are more timid. One study even found that honeybees can be pessimistic – which shows that to some extent, bees might have feelings.

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