GC7VJ9PNational Honey Bee Day with the 77s
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By: shortcircuit77 livewire77@
| Hide Date: 08/18/2018
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Country: United States
| State: Colorado Coordinates: N39° 51.275 W104° 58.650 | Last updated: 08/30/2019 | Fav points: 0
A day to honor the insect responsible for 1/3rd of the food we eat and their beekeepers.
It is the only insect that produces food eaten by man.
Honey is the only food that includes all the substances necessary to sustain life, including enzymes, vitamins, minerals and water. Its the only food that containes pinocembrin, an antioxidant associated with improved brain functioning.
The honey bee's wings stroke at 200 beats per second, making the distinctive buzz.
The average worker bee lives for just 6 to 8 weeks and produces only about 1/12th teaspoon of honey in her lifetime. Yes her, only female honey bees work, the males are for mating with the queen bee only. Worker females fly the equivalent of 1 1/2 times the circumference of the earth, and the most common death is wearing their wings out.
Come join us at McDonalds, 8770 N Washington, Thornton, CO, 8:30AM to 9:30AM, Saturday, August 18. All are invited. McDonalds sells fast food and drinks for your consumption, but purchase is not necessary to attend. Just bring your smiling faces and enjoy the camaraderie that is geocaching. Small TBs for discovery or moving, and path tags for trading always welcome.
Also, Saturday, August 18, is International Geocaching Day 2018. By attending this event you will earn the official International Geocaching Day 2018 souvenir. Join the global community and celebrate this special day with your friends and family!
Modern archeologists, excavating ancient Egyptian tombs, have often found pots of honey, thousands of years old, and yet still preserved and unspoiled.
08/19/2018 By L.A.M.B.S. Thanks for hosting a fun event!
08/18/2018 By Sqweeter Nice to see & chat with cachers I haven't seen for a while. Great start to a beautiful weather day. Even had time to get a little caching in with GanderGoose & lasouthpaw before the rained moved in. Thanks for hosting 77s.
08/18/2018 By Golden B's I was so sorry I had to leave early and now, looking at the logs, I'm even sorrier for missing so many people who came after I left! My daughter and I just walked around my back yard and saw many different types of honey bees feeding away on the flowers. She was amazed! We have an apiary in our family, but my back yard bees don't look like the ones I remember at the apiary. Happy Honey Bee Day to everyone and thank you once again for a great event and interesting information!
08/18/2018 By Miles ToGeo Thank you for hosting anther great event. I was able to get my wife to come with me for this one. It was nice to see everyone.
08/18/2018 By _BriGuy_ Always a great way to start a day of caching. Always a pleasure visiting with you all. SL.TFTE
08/18/2018 By dustyriver Another great event by the 77s - Good way to start International Geocache Day
National Honey Bee Day with the 77s
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