#honeymaking

[delifoodsmanufacturer]

From Flower to Jar: The Amazing Process of Honey Making by Bees

On a warm spring day, as flowers burst into bloom, bees buzz from flower to flower, their tiny bodies a blur of activity. They're not just creating a beautiful scene; they're busy collecting nectar, the raw material for honey. Honey, nature's sweet gift, is packed with nutrients and flavor. But how do bees turn nectar into the sweet, golden honey we love? Let's take a peek into the bees' world and uncover the magic of honey making. Nectar Collection: It all starts with the worker bees, the female bees that are the hive's foragers. Armed with a long, straw-like tongue called a proboscis, they suck nectar from flowers. A single bee might visit hundreds of flowers on a single trip. Nectar, a sugary liquid, is the flower's way of attracting pollinators. It's mostly water and sucrose, with a dash of other sugars, amino acids, and minerals. Ingestion and Transformation: Once a bee's honey stomach (or crop) is full—up to 70mg of nectar—it heads back to the hive. On the way, an enzyme called invertase gets to work in the bee's stomach, breaking down the sucrose into simpler sugars like glucose and fructose. Regurgitation and Evaporation: Back home, the worker bee regurgitates the nectar into the mouth of a house bee. The house bee then spreads the nectar in thin layers inside the honeycomb cells. By fanning their wings, the bees create a breeze that helps evaporate the water. Nectar starts with about 70-80% water, but the bees reduce it to 18-20% through this process. Ripening and Sealing: As the water evaporates and the sugar concentration rises, the honey thickens. The bees keep adding enzymes, enhancing the honey's flavor and chemistry. Once it's just right, they seal the honeycomb cells with a wax cap, made by special glands on their bodies. This sealed honey is stored as food for the colony, especially for the cold winter months when flowers are scarce. Wuhu Deli Foods Co., Ltd.: Your Source for Pure Honey: At Wuhu Deli Foods Co., Ltd., we're all about bringing you the best honey. We source our honey from pristine environments where bees can thrive. We ensure every step, from the bees' hard work in the fields to our careful extraction and packaging, meets the highest quality standards. Our honey is pure, natural, and full of the goodness that nature and the bees have to offer. So, go ahead, enjoy the rich, sweet taste of our honey, and appreciate the incredible journey it took to get to your table. Read the full article

[indigrassy]

Bee beneath my wings

[lady-coliope]

The Honeymakers Challenge: A Polinators Drabble Event 🐝

This event has been months in the making and we're so excited to share it with you all!

AO3 collection can be found here.

A huge thanks to the ever lovely mods over on the Polinators discord, and especially to W_M_N Lord Sturdyballs, for the endless support in putting this all together.

Special thanks to my beloved bumblebees, Danie and Mel, for helping brainstorm this beast and just being the most wonderful friends a girl could ask for 💛

Happy buzzing!

Lady Coliope x

[bridgeybrainrot]

Chapters: 3/13 Fandom: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn Rating: Not Rated Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Colin Bridgerton/Penelope Featherington Characters: Colin Bridgerton, Penelope Featherington Additional Tags: Fluff, Ficlet Collection, Pollen, The Honeymakers Challenge 2025, polin bee ficlet, Discord: Polinators (Bridgerton), Modern AU Summary:

bee (noun):

a Bridgerton ficlet (usually about Polin) containing exactly 233 words.

Rated: G • Tags: Colin POV, Banter, Texting

[lilyofthevolume]

Just a Couple of Boobees

A fun challenge from the polinators server! 13 prompts all needed to be exactly 233 words! I managed to make a cohesive narrative out of it!

[carriageonmywaywardson]

Wrote a smutty little ficlet for today's Honeymakers Challenge prompt, "I need you to breathe." Enjoy and remember, sometimes breathing is overrated

Breathing is Overrated, Rating E

[justtothesea]

Been participating in the The Honeymakers Challenge and have written two chapters so far! I have 8 more (or so) to go ^_^

insomnia (angst)

penelope "my husband" bridgerton (wedding singer au)

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I also wrote this drabble for a prompt in the "But you're my mess" discord:

Penelope goes down for a drink of water in the middle of the night, Colin is getting a snack, what happens next? What do they say?

"Miss Featherington," Colin said slowly in surprise, though Penelope wasn't sure why he was surprised to see her in the kitchens, seeing as she is the family cook. He had a half-drunk bottle of gin in one hand, while his other was stuffed into the biscuit jar. The shine in his eyes gave away his drunken state as he looked her up and down, saying softly, "a most welcome sight indeed."

Penelope laughed, flustered. She had only come for a glass of water. "Col—Mr Bridgerton,” she corrected herself. “I do believe you are well past your last drink for the night."

"Nonsense, I've only just started," Colin boasted, smiling happily. "Especially as you are now here to join me." He shoved a cookie into his mouth and rummaged through the cupboards for a glass. He poured a generous amount before placing the tumbler in front of Penelope.

"Oh," she floundered, "oh no, I couldn't…"

"Drink," Colin begged softly, a smile in his eyes that Penelope couldn't decipher. "At least indulge me with a sip… for our toast.”

“Toast?” Penelope placed her hands on her hips, arching her brow. “What are we toasting to?”

“Why, my finding you here, of course!” He grinned. “I've been most eager for a moment alone with you, Miss Featherington. Here, I shall find myself another glass." He spun and fumbled clumsily, so uncharacteristically discombobulated that Penelope couldn't help but to smother a laugh against the back of her fist.

At last, Colin turned to her with a triumphant smile, glass in hand. "Are you laughing at me, Miss Featherington?" He grabbed the gin and went to pour his drink, until Penelope stopped him, placing her small hand atop of his.

"I think you will find that you'll have more to drink…" Penelope said with barely restrained mirth, as she delicately turned over the cup in his hand, "...with your glass the right-side up, Mr Bridgerton."

Colin huffed a laugh, his smile boyish and handsome as he leaned down into her space. "A wise assessment as always, Miss Featherington," he whispered, close enough for the heat of his breath to fan against her cheek. "What would I ever do without you?"

"Die of thirst, it would seem," Penelope breathed, looking up into his dark, shining eyes.

"Oh… of that I have no doubt." Colin moved closer, his hand finding her waist and drawing her in.

[attila-werther]

'If you be thirsty, fleshthing, drink of me,' is so fun, like the speech is so good, but this feels like if you bite it, it's squishy, and that's delightful!

[kjzx]

#maybe its like a greenland situation?

It doesn't seem so

did it work

[jananabananawithnopeel]

"𝘏𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦." Penelope Featherington suffers from a strange disease, making her cough petals and flowers. "𝘏𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵."

A fanart made for day 25 of @lady-coliope 's The Honeymakers Challenge. The prompt was 𝘏𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘬𝘪 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦.

Full colored version on AO3 in A Bee 🐝 A Butterfly 🦋 Twirling High In The Sky where I take on all 13 prompts of the challenge.

[fuckyeahfluiddynamics]

Building In a Stingless Hive

Honeybees, with their stingers, get lots of attention, but the Americas have plenty of stinger-less honeymakers, too. These stingless bees are native to Mexico, where beekeepers cultivate them for pollination. (Video and image credit: Deep Look) Read the full article

[superiordutchsauce]

Honeymaker (Director's cut).

[lady-coliope]

Attention dearest Polin writers:

A challenge is afoot!

Announcement to follow anon 🐝

[bridgeybrainrot]

Chapters: 9/13 Fandom: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Colin Bridgerton/Penelope Featherington Characters: Colin Bridgerton, Penelope Featherington Additional Tags: Fluff, Ficlet Collection, The Honeymakers Challenge 2025, Discord: Polinators (Bridgerton), Modern AU, Bee Ficlet (Bridgerton), Discord: The Romantic Wallflowers (Bridgerton), Discord: Polin's Beehive (Bridgerton) Summary:

bee (noun):

a Bridgerton ficlet (usually about Polin) containing exactly 233 words.

[beemovieerotica]

Between Barry and that jock guy, who would Davy Jones want the human woman to stay with

i think he was so wrapped up in the legal implications of the bees suing honeymakers trial that he wasn't even thinking about the love story at all...like he had to know all the ins and outs and maccus is just sitting there going "captain, if I were a bee would you still love me" and jones doesn't answer

[justtothesea]

My bees for the Honeymakers Challenge are complete! 🥺 I miss doing it already! Let me know if you have any favourites! There's a few I'd like to write more of...

insomnia - some post-wedding angst and hurt/comfort

penelope "my husband" bridgerton - wedding singer au!

drama queen - omega!Pen takes what she needs...

"fuck me"—"gladly" - frenemies Colin and Penelope work out some unresolved sexual tension

i need you to breathe - Pen's about to give birth and the doctor wants Colin to leave the room

colin featherington - Colin and Pen work at a strip club!

pollen - Colin and Pen are feral for each other, and the Bridgey siblings need to keep them apart

"it's just us here" (1/2) - Colin is a priest who wants to help Penelope feel better...

"i'd do it again" (2/2) - Father Colin helps Pen see the light

hanahaki disease - "I would never dream of courting Penelope Featherington." Pen has rejection sickness

peak male performance - Colin/Pen/Colin time travel threesome

airport - Penelope is about to leave when Colin stops her at the boarding gate

wow I love these nerds ♡