I didn’t know a lot about Hornets so I did a search and found most of the following information from the Orkin web site. What interested me is that the Queen bee builds her house from the inside out. Allow me to share the information and then put it all together for you.
Hornet nests are composed of a paper substance derived from saliva and wood pulp. They are located within or atop trees, in attic rafters and in other covered areas. They can sometimes be found near the eaves of houses.
Queen hornets begin the construction of hornet nests in order to house their eggs. The queen lays one egg within a cell and builds her way out, constructing a comb. Nests are built tier after tier. The eggs hatch into larvae. The larvae develop into sterile adult females. These female workers then assume the responsibilities of nest building and brood tending, while the queen’s sole duty is to lay the eggs from which future generations are born in late summer. The queen will begin to produce male hornets, whose only purpose is to mate with queens. These fertilized females seek hiding places for the winter.
The size of a hornet nest grows in proportion to the size of the colony. Nests may grow to be as large as basketballs through subsequent generations of workers. However, nests are only used once; worker populations perish in winter, leaving only the fertilized females to begin new colonies in the coming warm seasons.
There are several scriptures in the Bible about Hornets. (Joshua 24:12, Deuteronomy 7:20, Exodus 23:28, Isaiah 7:18, Psalms 118:12)
In each of the scriptures above it is not in a good light that these bees are mentioned. For the most part they are used as weapons against God’s enemies or as an illustration of war.
When I rode by on my bike I had no fear. I wasn’t going to bother them except to take this picture. I could see them going in and out and the nest was heavy hanging directly over the trail. I ask the Lord, “What about this God?” I didn’t get a direct answer and perhaps that is why I am still thinking about it but what came to me was we can learn a lot from the Hornet. How they build their nest and what materials they used, but also how important it is to start with what is on the inside. If you want to build something that will last and fulfill a purpose then we must pay attention to what is happening on the inside. What is the purpose for which we are building? Is it for the next generation? What is our goal and reasoning for building?
Oh, and remember it was built out of saliva and wood pulp? Saliva comes from the mouth. What we build often depends on what comes out of our mouth. What are your words building?
Proverbs 18:21 (ESV) “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.”
Hornet nests are composed of a paper substance derived from saliva and wood pulp. They are located within or atop trees, in attic rafters and in other covered areas. They can sometimes be found near the eaves of houses.
Queen hornets begin the construction of hornet nests in order to house their eggs. The queen lays one egg within a cell and builds her way out, constructing a comb. Nests are built tier after tier. The eggs hatch into larvae. The larvae develop into sterile adult females. These female workers then assume the responsibilities of nest building and brood tending, while the queen’s sole duty is to lay the eggs from which future generations are born in late summer. The queen will begin to produce male hornets, whose only purpose is to mate with queens. These fertilized females seek hiding places for the winter.
The size of a hornet nest grows in proportion to the size of the colony. Nests may grow to be as large as basketballs through subsequent generations of workers. However, nests are only used once; worker populations perish in winter, leaving only the fertilized females to begin new colonies in the coming warm seasons.
There are several scriptures in the Bible about Hornets. (Joshua 24:12, Deuteronomy 7:20, Exodus 23:28, Isaiah 7:18, Psalms 118:12)
In each of the scriptures above it is not in a good light that these bees are mentioned. For the most part they are used as weapons against God’s enemies or as an illustration of war.
When I rode by on my bike I had no fear. I wasn’t going to bother them except to take this picture. I could see them going in and out and the nest was heavy hanging directly over the trail. I ask the Lord, “What about this God?” I didn’t get a direct answer and perhaps that is why I am still thinking about it but what came to me was we can learn a lot from the Hornet. How they build their nest and what materials they used, but also how important it is to start with what is on the inside. If you want to build something that will last and fulfill a purpose then we must pay attention to what is happening on the inside. What is the purpose for which we are building? Is it for the next generation? What is our goal and reasoning for building?
Oh, and remember it was built out of saliva and wood pulp? Saliva comes from the mouth. What we build often depends on what comes out of our mouth. What are your words building?
Proverbs 18:21 (ESV) “Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.”
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