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<blockquote data-quote="sirajstc" data-source="post: 8380759" data-attributes="member: 91140">OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF HONEY COMB CELLS&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Another point that bees consider during the construction of the&nbsp; honeycomb&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; is the inclination of cells. By raising cells 13o&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; on both sides, they prevent the cells from being parallel to&nbsp; the ground.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Thus, honey does not leak out from the mouth of&nbsp; the cell. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; While working, worker bees hang onto each other in circles and&nbsp; congregate&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; together in bunches. By doing this, they provide&nbsp; the necessary temperature&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; for wax production. Little sacks in&nbsp; their abdomens produce a transparent&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; liquid, which leaks out&nbsp; and hardens the thin wax layers. Bees collect&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the wax with&nbsp; the little hooks on their legs. They put this wax into&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; their&nbsp; mouths, and chew and process it until it softens enough and so&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; give it shape in the cells. Many bees work together to ensure the&nbsp; required&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; temperature for the work place in order to keep the&nbsp; wax soft and malleable.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; There is another interesting point to note: the construction&nbsp; of the&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; honeycomb starts from the upper side of the hive and&nbsp; continues simultaneously&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; in two or three separate rows&nbsp; downward. While a honeycomb slice expands&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; in two opposite&nbsp; ections, first the bottom of its two rows join. This&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; process&nbsp; is realized in an astonishing harmony and order. Therefore,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; it is never possible to understand that the honeycomb actually consists&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; of three separate parts. The honeycomb slices, which started&nbsp; simultaneously&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; from different ections, are so perfectly&nbsp; arranged that, although there&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; are hundreds of different&nbsp; angles in its structure, it seems like one&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; uniform piece. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; For such a construction, bees need to calculate the distances&nbsp; between&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the starting and connection points in advance and&nbsp; then design the dimensions&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; of the cells accordingly. How can&nbsp; such a delicate calculation be done&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; by thousands of bees?&nbsp; This has always impressed scientists. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; It is obviously irrational to assume that bees have solved&nbsp; this task,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; which man can hardly manage. There is such a&nbsp; delicate and detailed organization&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; involved that it is&nbsp; impossible for them to carry it out on their own.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; So how do they achieve this? An evolutionist would explain&nbsp; that this&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; event has been achieved by &quot;instinct&quot;. However,&nbsp; what is the &quot;instinct&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; that can address thousands of bees at&nbsp; the same time and make them perform&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; a collective task? It&nbsp; would not be sufficient even if each bee acted&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; on its own&nbsp; &quot;instinct&quot;, since what they do would necessarily have to&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; be&nbsp; in concordance with each other’s instincts in order to achieve&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; this astonishing result. Due to this, they must be ected by an&nbsp; &quot;instinct&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; coming from a unique source. Bees, who start&nbsp; constructing the hive from&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; different corners and then combine&nbsp; their separate tasks without leaving&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; any gaps and having all&nbsp; the cells constructed equally in a perfect hexagonal&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; structure, must certainly be receiving &quot;instinctive&quot; messages from the&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; very same source!... &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; The term &quot;instinct&quot; used above is &quot;only a name&quot; as mentioned&nbsp; in the&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Qur’an, in the 40th verse of Surah Yusuf. It is of no&nbsp; use insisting&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; on such &quot;mere names&quot; in order to conceal clear&nbsp; truths. Bees are guided&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; from a unique source and thus they&nbsp; successfully come to perform tasks&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; which they otherwise would&nbsp; not be able to. It is not instinct, a term&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; with no&nbsp; definition, that guides bees but the &quot;inspiration&quot; mentioned&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; in Surat an-Nahl. What these tiny animals do is implement the programme&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; that Allah has particularly set for them. HOW THEY DETERMINE THEIR ECTION &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Bees usually have to fly long distances and scan large areas to&nbsp; find&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; food. They collect flower pollens and the constituents&nbsp; of honey within&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; a range of 800m of the hive. A bee, which&nbsp; finds flowers, flies back&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; to its hive to let others know&nbsp; about their place, but how will this&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; bee describe the&nbsp; location of the flowers to the other bees in the hive?&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; By dancing!… The bee returning to the hive starts to perform&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; a dance. This dance is a means of expression, which it uses to&nbsp; tell&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the other bees the location of the flowers. This dance,&nbsp; repeated many&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; times by the bee, includes all the information&nbsp; about the inclination,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ection, distance and other details of&nbsp; the food source that enable other&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; bees to reach it. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; This dance is actually a figure &quot;8&quot; constantly repeated by the&nbsp; bee&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; (see picture above). The bee forms the middle part of&nbsp; the figure &quot;8&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; by wagging its tail and performing zigzags.&nbsp; The angle between the zigzags&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and the line between the sun&nbsp; and the hive gives the exact ection of&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the food source (see&nbsp; picture above). &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; However, knowing only the ection of the food source is not&nbsp; enough.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Worker bees also need to &quot;know&quot; how far they have to&nbsp; travel to collect&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the ingredients for the honey, so, the bee&nbsp; returning from the flower&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; source, &quot;tells&quot; the other bees the&nbsp; distance of the flower pollens by&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; means of certain body&nbsp; movements. It does this by wagging the bottom&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; part of its&nbsp; body and creating air currents. For example, in order to&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &quot;describe&quot; a distance of 250m, it wags the bottom part of its body 5&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; times in half a minute. This way, the exact location of the&nbsp; source is&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; made clear in detail, both with respect to its&nbsp; distance and its orientation.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; A new problem awaits the bee in those flights where the round&nbsp; trip&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; to the food source takes a long time. As the bee, who&nbsp; can only describe&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the food source according to the ection of&nbsp; the sun, goes back to its&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; hive, the sun moves 1 degree every 4&nbsp; minutes. Eventually, the bee will&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; make an error of 1 degree&nbsp; for each four minutes it spends on the way&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; about the ection&nbsp; of the food source of which it informs the other bees.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Astonishingly, the bee does not have such a problem! The bee's&nbsp; eye&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; is formed of hundreds of tiny hexagonal lenses. Each&nbsp; lens focuses on&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; a very narrow area just like a telescope&nbsp; does. A bee looking towards&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the sun at a certain time of the&nbsp; day can always find its location while&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; it flies. The bee is&nbsp; reckoned to do this calculation by making use of&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the change&nbsp; in the light emitted by the sun depending on the time of&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the&nbsp; day. Consequently, the bee determines the ection of the target location&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; without mistake by making corrections in the information it&nbsp; gives in&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the hive as the sun moves forward. METHOD OF MARKING FLOWERS &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; When a flower has already been visited, the honeybee can&nbsp; understand&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; that another bee has earlier consumed the nectar&nbsp; of that flower, and&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; leave the flower immediately. This way,&nbsp; it saves both time and energy.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Well, how does the bee&nbsp; understand, without checking the flower, that&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; the nectar has&nbsp; earlier been consumed? &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; This is made possible because the bees which visited the&nbsp; flower earlier&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; marked it by leaving a drop on it with a&nbsp; special scent. Whenever a new&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; bee looks in on the same&nbsp; flower, it smells the scent and understands&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; that the flower&nbsp; is of no use and so goes on ectly towards another flower.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Thus, bees do not waste time on the same flower. THE MIRACLE OF HONEY &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Do you know how important a food source the honey is, which Allah offers&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; man by means of a tiny insect? &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Honey is composed of sugars like glucose and fructose and&nbsp; minerals like&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; magnesium, potassium, calcium, sodium chlorine,&nbsp; sulphur, iron and phosphate.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; It contains vitamins B1, B2, C,&nbsp; B6, B5 and B3 all of which change according&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; to the qualities&nbsp; of the nectar and pollen. Besides the above, copper,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; iodine,&nbsp; and zinc exist in it in small quantities. Several kinds of hormones&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; are also present in it. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; From their bellies comes a drink of varying colours, containing&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; healing for mankind… (Surat an-Nahl: 69) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; We have made them (livestock) tame for them and some&nbsp; they&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; ride and some they eat. And they have other uses&nbsp; in them and milk&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; to drink. So will they not show&nbsp; thanks? (Surah Yasin:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 72-73) &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; As Allah says in the Qur’an,&nbsp; honey is a &quot;healing for men&quot;. This&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; scientific fact was&nbsp; confirmed by scientists who assembled during the&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; World&nbsp; Apiculture Conference held from 20-26 September 1993 in China.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; During the conference, treatments with honey derivatives were&nbsp; discussed.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; American scientists in particular said that honey,&nbsp; royal jelly, pollen&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; and propolis (bee resin) cure many&nbsp; diseases. A Romanian doctor stated&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; that he tried honey on&nbsp; cataract patients, and 2002 out of his 2094 patients&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; recovered completely. Polish doctors also informed the conference that&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; bee resin helps to cure many diseases such as hemorrhoids,&nbsp; skin problems,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; gynecological diseases and many other&nbsp; disorders. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Nowadays, apiculture and bee products have opened a new branch&nbsp; for&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; research in countries advanced in science. Other&nbsp; benefits of honey may&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; be described as below:&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Easily digested: Because sugar molecules&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; in honey can convert&nbsp; into other sugars (e.g. fructose to glucose), honey&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; is&nbsp; easily digested by the most sensitive stomachs, despite its high&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; acid content. It helps kidneys and intestines to function better. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Has a low calorie level: Another quality&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; of honey is&nbsp; that, when it is compared with the same amount of sugar,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; it&nbsp; gives 40% less calories to the body. Although it gives great energy&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; to the body, it does not add weight. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Rapidly diffuses through the blood: When&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; accompanied&nbsp; by mild water, honey diffuses into the bloodstream in 7&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; minutes. Its free sugar molecules make the brain function better since&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; the brain is the largest consumer of sugar. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Supports blood formation: Honey provides&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; an&nbsp; important part of the energy needed by the body for blood formation.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; In addition, it helps in cleansing the blood. It has some&nbsp; positive effects&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; in regulating and facilitating blood&nbsp; circulation. It also functions&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; as a protection against&nbsp; capillary problems and arteriosclerosis. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Does not accommodate bacteria: This bactericide&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; (bacteria-killing) property of honey is named &quot;the inhibition effect&quot;.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Experiments conducted on honey show that its bactericide&nbsp; properties&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; increase twofold when diluted with water. It is&nbsp; very interesting to&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; note that newly born bees in the colony&nbsp; are nourished with diluted honey&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; by the bees responsible for&nbsp; their supervision - as if they know this&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; feature of the&nbsp; honey. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; Royal Jelly: Royal jelly is a substance&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; produced by&nbsp; worker bees inside the beehive. Inside this nutritious substance&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; are sugar, proteins, fats and many vitamins. It is used in problems&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; caused by tissue deficiency or body frailty. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; It is obvious that honey, which is produced in much higher&nbsp; amounts&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; than the requirements of the bees, is made for the&nbsp; benefit of man. And&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; it is also obvious that bees cannot&nbsp; perform such an unbelievable task&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;on their own.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; TAKEN FROM &quot;FOR MEN OF UNDERSTANDING&quot; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; BY HARUN YAHYA, TA-HA PUBLISHERS, UNITED KINGDOM, 1999 </blockquote>

[QUOTE="sirajstc, post: 8380759, member: 91140"] [SIZE=3]OTHER CHARACTERISTICS OF HONEY COMB CELLS Another point that bees consider during the construction of the honeycomb is the inclination of cells. By raising cells 13[B]o[/B] on both sides, they prevent the cells from being parallel to the ground. Thus, honey does not leak out from the mouth of the cell. While working, worker bees hang onto each other in circles and congregate together in bunches. By doing this, they provide the necessary temperature for wax production. Little sacks in their abdomens produce a transparent liquid, which leaks out and hardens the thin wax layers. Bees collect the wax with the little hooks on their legs. They put this wax into their mouths, and chew and process it until it softens enough and so give it shape in the cells. Many bees work together to ensure the required temperature for the work place in order to keep the wax soft and malleable. There is another interesting point to note: the construction of the honeycomb starts from the upper side of the hive and continues simultaneously in two or three separate rows downward. While a honeycomb slice expands in two opposite ections, first the bottom of its two rows join. This process is realized in an astonishing harmony and order. Therefore, it is never possible to understand that the honeycomb actually consists of three separate parts. The honeycomb slices, which started simultaneously from different ections, are so perfectly arranged that, although there are hundreds of different angles in its structure, it seems like one uniform piece. For such a construction, bees need to calculate the distances between the starting and connection points in advance and then design the dimensions of the cells accordingly. How can such a delicate calculation be done by thousands of bees? This has always impressed scientists. It is obviously irrational to assume that bees have solved this task, which man can hardly manage. There is such a delicate and detailed organization involved that it is impossible for them to carry it out on their own. So how do they achieve this? An evolutionist would explain that this event has been achieved by "instinct". However, what is the "instinct" that can address thousands of bees at the same time and make them perform a collective task? It would not be sufficient even if each bee acted on its own "instinct", since what they do would necessarily have to be in concordance with each other’s instincts in order to achieve this astonishing result. Due to this, they must be ected by an "instinct" coming from a unique source. Bees, who start constructing the hive from different corners and then combine their separate tasks without leaving any gaps and having all the cells constructed equally in a perfect hexagonal structure, must certainly be receiving "instinctive" messages from the very same source!... The term "instinct" used above is "only a name" as mentioned in the Qur’an, in the 40th verse of Surah Yusuf. It is of no use insisting on such "mere names" in order to conceal clear truths. Bees are guided from a unique source and thus they successfully come to perform tasks which they otherwise would not be able to. It is not instinct, a term with no definition, that guides bees but the "inspiration" mentioned in Surat an-Nahl. What these tiny animals do is implement the programme that Allah has particularly set for them. [B] HOW THEY DETERMINE THEIR ECTION [/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=3] Bees usually have to fly long distances and scan large areas to find food. They collect flower pollens and the constituents of honey within a range of 800m of the hive. A bee, which finds flowers, flies back to its hive to let others know about their place, but how will this bee describe the location of the flowers to the other bees in the hive? By dancing!… The bee returning to the hive starts to perform a dance. This dance is a means of expression, which it uses to tell the other bees the location of the flowers. This dance, repeated many times by the bee, includes all the information about the inclination, ection, distance and other details of the food source that enable other bees to reach it. This dance is actually a figure "8" constantly repeated by the bee (see picture above). The bee forms the middle part of the figure "8" by wagging its tail and performing zigzags. The angle between the zigzags and the line between the sun and the hive gives the exact ection of the food source (see picture above). However, knowing only the ection of the food source is not enough. Worker bees also need to "know" how far they have to travel to collect the ingredients for the honey, so, the bee returning from the flower source, "tells" the other bees the distance of the flower pollens by means of certain body movements. It does this by wagging the bottom part of its body and creating air currents. For example, in order to "describe" a distance of 250m, it wags the bottom part of its body 5 times in half a minute. This way, the exact location of the source is made clear in detail, both with respect to its distance and its orientation. A new problem awaits the bee in those flights where the round trip to the food source takes a long time. As the bee, who can only describe the food source according to the ection of the sun, goes back to its hive, the sun moves 1 degree every 4 minutes. Eventually, the bee will make an error of 1 degree for each four minutes it spends on the way about the ection of the food source of which it informs the other bees. Astonishingly, the bee does not have such a problem! The bee's eye is formed of hundreds of tiny hexagonal lenses. Each lens focuses on a very narrow area just like a telescope does. A bee looking towards the sun at a certain time of the day can always find its location while it flies. The bee is reckoned to do this calculation by making use of the change in the light emitted by the sun depending on the time of the day. Consequently, the bee determines the ection of the target location without mistake by making corrections in the information it gives in the hive as the sun moves forward. [B] METHOD OF MARKING FLOWERS [/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=3] When a flower has already been visited, the honeybee can understand that another bee has earlier consumed the nectar of that flower, and leave the flower immediately. This way, it saves both time and energy. Well, how does the bee understand, without checking the flower, that the nectar has earlier been consumed? This is made possible because the bees which visited the flower earlier marked it by leaving a drop on it with a special scent. Whenever a new bee looks in on the same flower, it smells the scent and understands that the flower is of no use and so goes on ectly towards another flower. Thus, bees do not waste time on the same flower. [B] THE MIRACLE OF HONEY [/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=3] Do you know how important a food source the honey is, which Allah offers man by means of a tiny insect? Honey is composed of sugars like glucose and fructose and minerals like magnesium, potassium, calcium, sodium chlorine, sulphur, iron and phosphate. It contains vitamins B1, B2, C, B6, B5 and B3 all of which change according to the qualities of the nectar and pollen. Besides the above, copper, iodine, and zinc exist in it in small quantities. Several kinds of hormones are also present in it. [B] From their bellies comes a drink of varying colours, containing healing for mankind… [/B][B](Surat an-Nahl: 69) [/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=3] [B]We have made them (livestock) tame for them and some they ride and some they eat. And they have other uses in them and milk to drink. So will they not show thanks? [/B][B](Surah Yasin: 72-73) [/B] As Allah says in the Qur’an, honey is a "healing for men". This scientific fact was confirmed by scientists who assembled during the World Apiculture Conference held from 20-26 September 1993 in China. During the conference, treatments with honey derivatives were discussed. American scientists in particular said that honey, royal jelly, pollen and propolis (bee resin) cure many diseases. A Romanian doctor stated that he tried honey on cataract patients, and 2002 out of his 2094 patients recovered completely. Polish doctors also informed the conference that bee resin helps to cure many diseases such as hemorrhoids, skin problems, gynecological diseases and many other disorders. Nowadays, apiculture and bee products have opened a new branch for research in countries advanced in science. Other benefits of honey may be described as below: Easily digested: Because sugar molecules in honey can convert into other sugars (e.g. fructose to glucose), honey is easily digested by the most sensitive stomachs, despite its high acid content. It helps kidneys and intestines to function better. Has a low calorie level: Another quality of honey is that, when it is compared with the same amount of sugar, it gives 40% less calories to the body. Although it gives great energy to the body, it does not add weight. Rapidly diffuses through the blood: When accompanied by mild water, honey diffuses into the bloodstream in 7 minutes. Its free sugar molecules make the brain function better since the brain is the largest consumer of sugar. Supports blood formation: Honey provides an important part of the energy needed by the body for blood formation. In addition, it helps in cleansing the blood. It has some positive effects in regulating and facilitating blood circulation. It also functions as a protection against capillary problems and arteriosclerosis. Does not accommodate bacteria: This bactericide (bacteria-killing) property of honey is named "the inhibition effect". Experiments conducted on honey show that its bactericide properties increase twofold when diluted with water. It is very interesting to note that newly born bees in the colony are nourished with diluted honey by the bees responsible for their supervision - as if they know this feature of the honey. Royal Jelly: Royal jelly is a substance produced by worker bees inside the beehive. Inside this nutritious substance are sugar, proteins, fats and many vitamins. It is used in problems caused by tissue deficiency or body frailty. It is obvious that honey, which is produced in much higher amounts than the requirements of the bees, is made for the benefit of man. And it is also obvious that bees cannot perform such an unbelievable task "on their own." [B] TAKEN FROM [I]"FOR MEN OF UNDERSTANDING"[/I] [/B][/SIZE] [SIZE=3] [B] BY HARUN YAHYA, TA-HA PUBLISHERS, UNITED KINGDOM, 1999 [/B][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]

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