“If the bee disappeared from the surface of the globe, man would only have four years to live.” Einstein warned us. This small pollinator insect is an essential part of our biodiversity. Social insects are far from revealing all their mysteries!
Did you know that our prehistoric ancestors already consumed honey, or that the first beekeepers appeared in ancient times? Bees and men have lived together for several millennia, after all, it’s an old friendship. And yet, do we really know the bee? How does it differ from its Hymenoptera wasps, hornets, bumblebees and other ants?
This exhibition will enlighten your doubts but also answer your questions remained in suspense. Indeed, who has never wondered why bees, unlike wasps, die after stinging, or how they make honey, and why they move in swarms. Finally, is there a difference between males and females?
The exhibition «Bees, our lifelong friends» invites us to discover the many secrets of hymenoptera, to differentiate them, to decipher their mode of communication, and to better understand their environmental role. All through ten illustrated and didactic panels full of anecdotes.
The exhibition will be completed by various beekeeping objects, an educational hive, sensory workshops and.... of the honey tasting obviously!