Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Bee Who?

Bee, is an insect. An exceptional one, may I add.
In the Holy Quran, there's a surah named an-Nahl, translated as, the honey bee. Such a significance of this creature.
I'm very lucky to have been told a few things about the bee.

Bee only goes to the good place and doesn't do damage to whichever place it goes to. Instead it helps in pollination. Now, this is mutualism.
It takes the best and in doing so, produces also only the best.
Bee's saliva is propolis, which has antimicrobial property and do you know that bee use this antimicrobial propolis in addition to beeswax to build their hive. It shows that bee is hygienic.
It doesn't stop at that. when bee hatches, it cleans up the place afterward for future use. *run and declutter my messy desk*
And as most of us know, bee produces honey, from their belly! They have no stool *awe*. It's long known that honey has many health benefit and hold a certain respectable place in many civilisations.

And once after the bee stung, it dies.
Conclusion is, there's a reason why a husband is fondly called bee and the wife's called honey.
Bee does only the best, from building the shelter to finding food. Excellent honey is made from nectar by the bee.
Honey bee, thanks for making me reflects upon myself.

P/S : don't handle honey with metal.

1 comment: