Beekeeper

Bees disappearing would be devastating to crops relying on pollination by bees, leaving a pertinent question what causes CCD? Years of study biologist, entomologist, and disgruntled beekeepers have led to the conclusion that Bt crops and even the pesticide used on pesticide-resistant strains of GMOs have little effect on the behaviour of bees, citing neonicotinoids or parasites as likely causes (Porterfield). In reality, when considering…

“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…

Once you have a hive, you may be tempted simply to set where it's the most convenient for you and your property, but there are many other aspects to consider before installing a beehive. The location of the hive I meant to provide the honeybees with the best environment possible. This means you must take into consideration every detail before making a final decision about a location for the hive. All the conditions need to be just right to ensure a healthy and successful colony of honeybees.…

Yaaku: 10 speakers, 1 language The Mukogodo, indigenous to the Mukogodo forest in Kenya, are one of the smallest tribes in the world consisting of only 5500 members. There language scarcer, with only Ten people speaking and only one completely fluent. The Yaaku is an example of how some languages struggle after cultural assimilation. Today the language sustains with one completely fluent speaker, an 84 year-old man, determined to save their dying language in order to preserve their culture…

Martin, SJ. 2001. The role of Varroa and viral pathogens in the collapse of honeybee colonies: a modelling approach. J. App. Ecol. 38(5): 1082-1093. Summary: The mites that affect bees are vectors for disease, therefore being a large contributor to colony death. The mites contribute to the number of bees affected by deformed wing virus and acute paralysis virus, the acute paralysis is a chronic problem and therefore resides rather permanently in a hive, however acute paralysis required over…

to late, it can decrease the rate of repopulation of bees. Although this phenomenon explains some of the issues of the disappearing of bees, it does not show where the mass amount of dead bodies of bees go. If global warming was the factor, many beekeepers will notice dead bees around their hive or near the pollination spots. But with the pesticide neonicotinoids, it is possible that the parasite might have sucked out all of the bees blood and have left the body on the ground ready to…

Honey bees are small winged insects that have a huge impact in our modern-day society and agriculture. Honeybees provide us with more than just honey; they also supply us with a wide variety of fruits and vegetables through pollination. Sadly, honey bees are on the verge of extinction. Without these tiny creatures, we would suffer a great loss in produce. Throughout this paper, we will explore what a honeybee is, it’s job, and how we can stop its extinction. The western honey bee is a…

Sue Monk Kidd’s The Secret Life of Bees is an exemplary novel which reveals the racism, sexism, and overall discrimination that unfolded in the south. The Secret Life of Bees transports the reader to the year of 1964 in South Carolina, where racial tensions were almost as high as the temperature and people were surrounded by oppression. During this humid summer a girl named Lily Owens runs away from her abusive father T. Ray, in search of her mother's past and the truth behind her death. After a…

Charles Bertram Rees, Jr’s oil paining Adroit Apiarist (1959) is currently on display at The Museum of Texas Tech University (fig. 1). This oil painting shows an adroit apiarist, which simply means skilled beekeeper, getting ready to use a bee smoker on a hive of bees. The smoke is filled with chemicals that render the bees incapable of defending their honey. The passiveness of the bees is echoed in the rest of the elements of nature in the photo. These other elements of nature are receiving…

yes, we sell them but for the customer to build their own candle. 10. Why are beeswax candles very expensive? With the process the product undergoes and the dedication the beekeepers and workers exert on producing this masterpiece not to mention theses candles are handmade, alongside its lifetime and health benefits beeswax candle price is reasonable enough. 11. Why do I have to trim the wick on my beeswax candle? This is done…