It's World Honey Bee Day!

Happy World Honey Bee Day! What might seem like a species that should be celebrated every day, we’re excited that there’s a day dedicated to this vital creature. Aside from earning the credit of inspiration for our patented modular WineHive storage system, they are essential to our food, our flowers, and our vineyards. Let’s explore the reason why we celebrate the bees on the third Saturday of every August!

The first-ever World Honey Bee Day was held in 2009 and dedicated to promoting beekeeping, but in turn, it brought additional awareness to honey bees and the history of harvesting honey. Honey harvesting dates back to 3500 B.C. in ancient Egypt, where it was not only used as a sweetener but as well as a cure for many ailments. Bees were not only used to represent royalty in spoken language and hieroglyphics but they were even worshiped by the Egyptians! Because of the power of honey, the desire to keep bees was sparked and continues through today’s culture. 

In the 1920s, cave paintings were discovered in Spain and shed light on the archaic collection practice. Like most ancient practices, beekeeping continued to improve and evolve to what we know today. It was also discovered just how significant bees’ role in pollination is. We all know how vital pollination is to our agriculture industry, so the celebration of honey bees should extend beyond World Honey Bee Day because without them—many fruits, vegetables, and flowers would be extinct.

Fast forward to today and Washington State University’s Honey Bee and Pollinator continued research efforts. Like in a past blog, the honey bee and it’s ingenious honeycomb structure was the inspiration for our modular, modern wine storage system and it only felt appropriate to celebrate these incredible creatures. 

Join us in celebrating the honey bee today by purchasing your new favorite modern, modular wine storage system inspired by the incredible, powerful pollinators and constructors. We’re excited to not only celebrate today but we’re also excited to share our new pricing making it easier than ever to start your Hive. Shop our 5 or 20-cell kits or visit our Hive Builder for your customized WineHive system. Cheers to the bees!