Loftis Bee Farm

11/13/2025

07/21/2025

Old bees don't return to the hive at night.
They spend the night on flowers, and if they're lucky enough to see another sunrise, they resume their activity, bringing pollen or nectar back to the colony.
They do this knowing their end is near. No bee waits to die in the hive so as not to be a burden to the others.

🐝🐝🐝 Bees are cold-blooded, like all insects, but within the colony they form a warm mega-organism.

🐝🐝🐝 There are bees that collect pollen and others that bring nectar; a pollinating bee will never change its task to collect nectar, and vice versa.

🐝🐝🐝 Although dandelions are yellow, their pollen turns orange when it mixes with nectar in the amphora.

🐝🐝🐝 The record for survival of a bee colony during the winter is 356 days without them going out to clean their flights.

🐝🐝🐝 Bees can be useful to humans even after their death, as they are used to treat joint pain.

🐝🐝🐝 Bees never sleep! Thank you, my blessed little bees!!! 🐝❤

06/03/2025

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No one tells you when you start…

There will be days when your hands are your only tools.
Days when lifting heavy boxes without help, gloves, or proper gear stings so much it brings you to tears. 🛠️😢

May your first beehives be harvested by hand — with sweat on your brow and improvised smoke. 💧🔥
And yet, you’ll stay, because something inside tells you it’s worth it. 💪❤️

Being a beekeeper without tools isn’t easy.
It’s a daily battle, a test of love and humility.
But it’s also where the greatest are born:
those who don’t give up, learn through pain, and dream with honey. 🍯✨

To you starting from scratch:
You are not alone. 🤝
If ever in doubt, look at your bees —
They started with nothing too, and now they sustain the planet. 🌍🐝