“If the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have four years left to live.” –Albert Einstein
The bee plays an important part in our developing world, and is what I will be talking about today. I will tell you the different roles of bees, and what is happening worldwide that should scare and even frighten you.
Bees are specialized insects that gather pollen and nectar from flowers, they are called pollinators. They play an existentially important role in our daily lives and global affairs. Bees can be yellow, orange, black, or brown. All bees have fur, but some have less than others.
The queen is the largest member of her community, and is basically the sole contributor to the birth of her vast colony. Although she is queen, she has no say in any of the day to day operations of the hive. Her only job is to lay eggs and eat food. She can lay up to 2,000 eggs a day for between 2 and five years. …show more content…
There can be thousands of workers in a hive, up to 60,000.
A newly hatched bee will clean for the first three days that it is alive, then it will feed the larvae and queen. After approximately 10 days the new bees wax glands mature which allow her to build honey combs. During the last few weeks of her life she will fly back and forth from the hive and outside world collecting honey to bring back to the
The bee plays an important part in our developing world, and is what I will be talking about today. I will tell you the different roles of bees, and what is happening worldwide that should scare and even frighten you.
Bees are specialized insects that gather pollen and nectar from flowers, they are called pollinators. They play an existentially important role in our daily lives and global affairs. Bees can be yellow, orange, black, or brown. All bees have fur, but some have less than others.
The queen is the largest member of her community, and is basically the sole contributor to the birth of her vast colony. Although she is queen, she has no say in any of the day to day operations of the hive. Her only job is to lay eggs and eat food. She can lay up to 2,000 eggs a day for between 2 and five years. …show more content…
There can be thousands of workers in a hive, up to 60,000.
A newly hatched bee will clean for the first three days that it is alive, then it will feed the larvae and queen. After approximately 10 days the new bees wax glands mature which allow her to build honey combs. During the last few weeks of her life she will fly back and forth from the hive and outside world collecting honey to bring back to the