Honey bee

see bees near a small gap in my home's exterior, should I fill the hole with caulking foam or cement? Although it may seem logical to block the bees from entering your home, sealing their entrance area can be one of the worst ways to deal with a bee infestation. By blocking the hole, you are not keeping them out, you're trapping them within your walls. If they can't escape by their normal route, they will find new pathways. You could find bees climbing out of light fixtures, air…

many plant species(Sasidharan & Kunhikannan, 2007). Stingless bees (referred to as meliponine bees) are important pollinators and also valued for the honey they produce. They are also crucial for maintaining biodiversity by the pollination of numerous plant species. Stingless bees are by far the most diverse of the eusocial corbiculate bees. Unlike honey bees, estimates of the pollination services they render to agro ecological…

bees fur allowing pollen to be collected and stored. The bee then uses its adapted legs to comb the pollen from its body and store it in basket like stores on their hind…

The Behavior of Bees Behavior Patterns in Bees Honey bees are reasonably smart enough to learn such things as operant conditioning and color discrimination; the bees are also sensitive to taste, pheromones and UV. Bees can also store cognitive maps of their surroundings, location of food and knowing the times to look for food. A study published in 1983 in Science new journal showed that bees communicated much clearly with other bees in the same location. Foraging bees usually communicate with…

reporting that they are losing on average 30% of their honey bee colonies each year. They believe that there could be several…

Carolina beekeepers are kept informed and have the things they need to meet the challenges of keeping bees today. They also include the need for public education in this mission because it provides people with information on how important beekeeping and honey…

bees” have been flooding social media and covering all types of products lately. Brands, such as Honey Nut Cheerios with their disappearing Buzz the bee mascot, have recently began encouraging citizens of the world to contribute to saving honeybees so they will not face extinction. However, are the companies misinforming society on the real status of the bees? On the Cheerios’ website, two specifically bee-related facts are mentioned before they state “more than two thirds of the world’s crop…

differences between the hive bee and the humble bee. Bees have to shape their cells in ways that they hold the greatest amount of honey possible while using the least amount of wax. It seems quite amazing how these bees can make these shapes with all the angles and planes but what is amazing is that all it came from their instinct. The hive and the humble bee both structure their cells differently. At one end of the spectrum, the humble use their old their old cocoons to store honey and make…

because no matter how small their contribution is every bit helps. Near campus, there is a store called The Bee Store that exclusively sells fresh, natural bee products. The honey it sells comes from the Douglas County hives, and also sells items that can help potential bee keepers start their own beehive, as well as offer classes on how to safety and effectively manage a beehive. The declining bee population was brought to the attention of a couple living in Kansas City, and they decided they…

insects, bees are facing the unprecedented challenge; their population has been dramatically decreasing since 1971, especially between 2006 and 2007. The main reasons can be attributed to the suburb’s urbanization, pesticides, pests and decrease of bee farms. Because of this unusual reduction, most scientists call this phenomenon Colony Collapse Disorder. Their importance to life on earth and micro-economy are two reasons people need to protect…