28/10/2025
Isn't this amazing???
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Visiting Boorowa? Come and explore our little treasure trove at The Old Bakery, 13 Marsden St! We’re open weekends from 10 AM – 2 PM — the perfect time for a browse.
And if something catches your eye but you can’t make it in, no worries… we’re happy to ship it straight to you!
I’ve been getting a few questions from followers lately about how honey bees actually digest their food, and I have to say — it’s pretty fascinating stuff! Have a read! 🍯🐝
Ever wonder how a bee “decides” whether the nectar goes into her honey stomach or her real stomach? It all comes down to some amazing little muscles and nerve signals at work inside her tiny body.
When a bee sips nectar, it travels down her narrow esophagus to a small valve called the proventriculus — also known as the honey valve. This little gate sits between the honey stomach (used to carry nectar back to the hive) and the true stomach (where digestion takes place).
If she’s out foraging, that valve stays closed to the true stomach so the nectar is stored safely in her honey stomach for the trip home. But when she’s hungry and needs energy to keep flying, the valve opens just enough to let a little nectar pass into the true stomach for digestion.
The bee doesn’t have to think about any of this — it happens automatically, guided by nerve signals and hormones. Her body simply knows what to do depending on whether she’s collecting or eating. Pretty cool, hey?
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