Pada bulan Ramadhan kali ini Saya mencoba untuk menulis kembali, setelah beberapa bulan menghilang, harap maklum lagi menyibukkan diri sendiri, kekeke.

Dari Posting-posting dan Blog-blog agama teman sebelah, banyak yang menanyakan tentang keabsahan dan kebenaran Al-Quran tentang surat An Naml 68-69.

Kok lebah makan Buah? bukankah lebah makan Madu, ujar mereka.

Berikut petikan surat An-Naml :

"Dan Tuhanmu mewahyukan kepada lebah: "Buatlah sarang-sarang di bukit-bukit, di pohon-pohon kayu, dan di tempat-tempat yang dibikin manusia". Kemudian makanlah dari tiap-tiap (macam) buah-buahan dan tempuhlah jalan Tuhanmu yang telah dimudahkan (bagimu). dari perut lebah itu ke luar minuman (madu) yang bermacam-macam warnanya, di dalamnya terdapat obat yang menyembuhkan bagi manusia. Sesungguhnya pada yang demikian itu benar-benar terdapat tanda (kebesaran Tuhan) bagi orang-orang yang memikirkan. " (Q.S. An-Nahl : 68-69)

Setelah Saya telusuri selain menghisap madu ternyata memang benar adanya kalau lebah memakan buah. Berikut ini Saya ambil petikan dari sebuah situs asing:

Do honey bees eat fruit?

he short answer is yes. Honey bees, especially in a nectar dearth, find ripe fruit very much to their liking. They have been known to feast on plums, peaches, grapes, apples, figs, and pears. But the issue that causes all the disagreement among beekeepers is whether honey bees will actually drill a hole in a fruit or if they simply use pre-existing breaks in the skin created by a wasp, stink bug, beetle, bird, or some other creature.

I have followed long threads on BeeSource, GardenWeb, and some other forums containing heated debates on whether honey bees are even capable of breaking the skin of fruits. Some beekeepers have placed grapes in a hive, or smeared them with honey, only to find the grapes still intact once the honey was gone. One person found the grapes propolized to the frames.

Certainly honey bees like their fruit very ripe. Fruit is sweet when slightly overripe, but more important in the bee world, it emits a fragrance that the bees can find. With an odor to follow, it is easier for honey bees to pinpoint a source of food, especially one that doesn’t look like a flower. Along with the aroma, however, comes a disintegration of the skin. It certainly isn’t difficult to puncture an overripe peach or pear, although grapes can be trickier due to a tougher exterior.