Honey bee

With the continued decrease in honey bee populations, however, there are additional economic and agricultural issues. In the US, the pollination services provide around 15 billion dollars in crop value (Allsopp). While bees aren’t as important in the production of crops such as corn, fruits, vegetables, nuts and berries are reliant on pollinators. Many of the most common foods that rely on honey bee pollination are shown in the 2006 graph…

The Disappearance of Bees What would be the agricultural significance if our bees, the world’s most important pollinators, gradually disappeared over time? The answer: the agriculture industry will experience shortages in food, lose profits, and heavy pressure will be placed on farmers who won’t be able to meet demands for food. The world is seeing an increase of bees missing every year, and it’s all thanks to a mysterious phenomenon called Colony Collapse Disorder. In order to prevent the bees…

Bee movie, A bonafide modern classic. In the early 2000s we were all concerned about the disappearing bees, both in the mystery and in the potential economic and environmental impact. The White house formed a committee to investigate the issue, and several documentary such as the silence of the bees arose to inform the public. The mysterious death and disappearance of bees, known as colony collapse disorder or CCD is even more mysterious in that the face that underlying cause is unknown. Some…

pesticides, so that they can produce honey and pollinate crops. These healthy bees were simply abandoning their hives in large numbers, never to return. If we do not fix the problem at hand then we might have to prepare for economic and environmental problems. To protect these busy bees humans need a greater awareness of what they do for us, what is killing them, and what people can do to prevent their deaths. The bees help us in more ways than one. They produce honey, for sure, but it…

also last much longer than regular pesticides. Bees are being exposed to these chemicals, as they always have, but what the neonicotinoids do is slowly poison the bees which interferes with their navigation and flying abilities, eventually killing the bee. Pesticides are not only bad for our pollinators but bad for us humans, were paying more for organic products when farmers are paying more to have the pesticides, there is no winning situation there. Not only do these harmful chemicals play a…

other fruits and vegetables. Nevertheless, these hard working insects are disappearing from our planet faster than we can imagine. Between pesticides and all the new communities being built on farmland, we leave no room for wildlife, including honey bees. It’s time to take a stand, by changing the laws of the land and making room for the bees right in our own backyards. Bees and beekeepers are facing many challenges. In 2006, the United States Department of Agriculture reported an…

The most important part of the beekeeping process is the hives where the bees live. Different methods have been used to make the extraction and collection process of the honey to be easy. The best-known hive is the Langstroth hive. It is the one that is used by many beekeepers. The advantage of the Langstroth hive is that it can be moved. It is a frame and is rectangular. It has got many hives in it. The artificial combs that are on the frames are all made from materials like plastic or wax.…

pattern, and for some reason I wanted to hold it. So I proceeded to do what any other 4 year old would do, I climbed on top of my bed and caught the flying bee. This action was unfortunately, then followed by a sharp sting paired with many tears. Many people’s first experience with bees are alike my first experience as it typically involves the bee stinging the person, and because of this people create a connection between bees and pain and develop a fear of bees. For many, bees are small…

this strange behavior, Hafernik put them in a container. John Hafernik discovered that the bees have died in the container and with them were tiny brown pupae. Hafernik figured out that when a female zombie fly lands onto a honey bee, the fly starts to inject fly eggs into the bee. The honeybees showed signs of strange zombie-like behavior when they get injected with the fly eggs. I agree with their belief in how the bee’s behaviors are related to zombie…

“ When the flower blossoms, the bee will come. In the early days, bees were more like wasps, eating other insects rather than nectar & pollen. There are nine stages that a bee goes through to produce honey. The very beginning of the honey process depends upon a queen. Each hive must have a queen. She keeps the hive functioning when the colony is getting too large; the queen will begin laying queen cells. The nurse bees will take care of this cell. Next, comes the mating flight a queen cell that…