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"Honey Bee"
"And thy Lord taught the
Bee to build its cells in hills, on trees, and in (men's) habitations; Then to
eat of all the produce (of the earth), and find with skill the spacious paths
of its Lord: there issues from within their bodies a drink of varying colours, wherein is healing for men: verily in this is a
Sign for those who give thought. (An-Nahl (The Bee),
68-69)
It is generally known that honey is one of the fundamental nutriment sources
for human body, whereas only few people are aware of the amazing specialties of
its producer. As known, food source of bees is nectar, which is not possible to
be found during winter. Therefore, the bees blend the nectar with their some
special secretions, and thus produce a new nutriment source, honey, of which
they make a stock for the long winter season.
At this point what draws attention is that the bees stock honey much and much
more than they actually require. Absolutely, the first question to appear is
why do not the bees give up this "excessive production"
since this is mere time and energy consumption for them. The answer to this
question lies in the "revelation" received by the bee, as mentioned in the
above mentioned Qur'an verse. The bees produce honey
not only for themselves, but also for men. Hence, similar to many creatures on
earth the bees are also made ready as servant for men. Just like the chicken
bearing eggs everyday although it does not require, or the cow producing milk
more than the need of its offspring...
EXCELLENT ORGANIZATION WITHIN THE HIVE
Lives of bees in the hive and their honey production have really remarkable
details. Not going so further, let us discover more about the primary
attributes of "social life" of bees. There are numerous 'tasks' to be
performed by bees, all of which are overcome with excellent organization.
Regulation of humidity and ventilation
Humidity of the hive, which gives honey its significant protective quality,
must be kept within a certain limit all the time. Either this humidity level is
above or under the limit, the honey will get spoiled
loosing its protective and nutritious quality. Similarly, temperature in the
hive has to be 32C for 10 months. In order to preserve the temperature and
humidity constantly within these exact limits, a special "ventilation
group" is appointed for this important task.
During a hot summer day, it is easy to observe the bees ventilating the hive.
The entrance of the hive is full of bees. By clamping on the wooden floor, they
fan the hive using their wings. In a standard hive, air entering from one side
is forced to leave from the other side. The extra ventilators in the hive also
labor for scattering air all around.The same
ventilation system is used to safeguard the hive from smoke and air pollution.
Health system
The effort of the bees to preserve the quality of the
honey is not limited with humidity regulation and air conditioning only. A
wonderful health system takes place in the hive to prevent any kinds of events
that may result in the origination of bacteria. The basic principle of this
health system is to prevent foreign objects entering the hive. Because of this,
there are always two guardians before the hive's entrance. If any foreign
object or insect enters the hive despite this prevention, all bees get alert to
keep it out from the hive.
For the bigger foreign objects that can not be carried outside, another prevention mechanism is started. Bees produce a
substance called "propolis (bee resin)" for
these kinds of situations. They formulate propolis
gathering resin from trees like pine, poplar and acacia; then combining this
with their some special secretions. The basic feature of propolis, is its capability
of not sheltering any bacteria inside it. These sorts of substances are covered
with 1.5 mm thick propolis, so isolated from the
hive. This same bee resin is used to patch the cracks of the hive. Resin reacts
with the air and forms a hard surface after drying in a very short time.
It is clearly obvious to realize that this system which bees implement to
safeguard their hive requires great conscience and intelligence. What's more
interesting is the resin fluid secreted by the bees for protection does not
comprise any bacteria. Even if we assume that bees secrete this substance
"consciously" to wrap up the foreign particles, still how would it be
possible to provide an explanation for the question: how do they add
anti-bacterial quality to a fluid secreted by their body'. Have you -certainly
more intelligent than the bee- possess the ability to
give antibacterial quality to any secretions of your own body?
And that We have subjected them to their (use) of them
some do carry them and some they eat: And they have (other) profits from them
(besides), and they get (milk) to drink. Will they not then be grateful? (Ya-Seen, 72-73)
By: Harun Yahya
