Introduction
Background Honey Bees include any bee that are part of the genus Apis. Currently there are eleven recorded species of honey bees, including forty-four subspecies (What-When-How). The main goal of the Honey Bee is to produce honey, which is a process that requires the Honey Bee to find nectar and pollen. Honey Bees are known to mainly be attracted to brightly-colored flowers, including dandelions, goldenrod, milkweed, clover and fruit trees (FCPS). There are specifically two honeybee species of choice which are kept in the care of beekeepers. These two honeybee species include the A. Mellifera and the A. Cerana Indica. Honey Bees, producing fruits and vegetables, are crucial to agriculture within the United States (Wallstreet Daily). Currently beekeepers have been experiencing declines within …show more content…
These two fields were in the same area that produced the same crop. Two 500-square feet of monoculture fields were required for this experiment because there are two different conditions under one independent variable. The independent variable is the presence of native vegetation hedgerows. In Field 1, there will be no native vegetation hedgerows and in Field 2, there will be native vegetation. The hedgerows will surround Field 2 in hopes of drawing in honeybees to the area and consequently pollinating the crops in the agricultural field. Other materials needed to measure the density of honeybees in the allotted fields will be through the use of 30 bowl traps, 15 bowl traps in each field. The materials needed for a bowl trap include plastic bowls that were blue, yellow, and white; there were five clusters of plastic bowls that had each color since honeybees are attracted to these colors in each field. The bowls are filled with soapy water so that when the honeybees approach the soapy water they sink to the bottom and the honeybees will be measured later
Background Honey Bees include any bee that are part of the genus Apis. Currently there are eleven recorded species of honey bees, including forty-four subspecies (What-When-How). The main goal of the Honey Bee is to produce honey, which is a process that requires the Honey Bee to find nectar and pollen. Honey Bees are known to mainly be attracted to brightly-colored flowers, including dandelions, goldenrod, milkweed, clover and fruit trees (FCPS). There are specifically two honeybee species of choice which are kept in the care of beekeepers. These two honeybee species include the A. Mellifera and the A. Cerana Indica. Honey Bees, producing fruits and vegetables, are crucial to agriculture within the United States (Wallstreet Daily). Currently beekeepers have been experiencing declines within …show more content…
These two fields were in the same area that produced the same crop. Two 500-square feet of monoculture fields were required for this experiment because there are two different conditions under one independent variable. The independent variable is the presence of native vegetation hedgerows. In Field 1, there will be no native vegetation hedgerows and in Field 2, there will be native vegetation. The hedgerows will surround Field 2 in hopes of drawing in honeybees to the area and consequently pollinating the crops in the agricultural field. Other materials needed to measure the density of honeybees in the allotted fields will be through the use of 30 bowl traps, 15 bowl traps in each field. The materials needed for a bowl trap include plastic bowls that were blue, yellow, and white; there were five clusters of plastic bowls that had each color since honeybees are attracted to these colors in each field. The bowls are filled with soapy water so that when the honeybees approach the soapy water they sink to the bottom and the honeybees will be measured later