Honey

healthy life. They also made the delicious honey that we all love, with what they take from the plants they make the food for their queen and the honey. Although many people can’t stand bees, they are very helpful to us, but there are threats that harm their population. Things that are threats to them are, mites that get into the hive, and the other bees in the area, known as “robber” bees, that have diseases come into the hive and try to take the honey. Us humans can fine…

of his lab. Because of 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…

and 10 h fumigation, respectively. At the same concentration and exposure time, the honey bee mortality was 0% and 7.2%, respectively.…

Bumblebees and Blueberries Many plants require insects for pollination, and therefore reproduction. Blueberries are one such species of plant. They are also one of the main products of Maine. In 2007 alone, Maine gained around 250 million dollars from their blueberry industry (University of Maine 2007). One of the key pollinators of Maine blueberries are the native bumblebees. There are 17 known native bumblebee species in Maine, but there seems to be a problem. It is well known that there has…

spreading the word to make it clear that the extinction of these creatures would cost us our lives. They stated that we wouldn’t be able to live for 5 years without them. Bees do more than just create honey, they also help plants grow. A type of insecticide was found in many bee samples such as pollen and honey. The insecticides caused the bees to abandon their hives which lead to the collapse of many colonies. Bees play a vital role in the ecosystem just as any other animal does.There are…

bee keepers reported a loss of 30-90% of their hives. Some lost bees will always be normal as there will always be other animal populations that decrease every few years slightly, but this great amount lost had bee keepers worried for their fuzzy honey makers. The hives constantly had most worker bees completely…

notable facts was that honey bees do not die in winter or go into hibernation, they get into a tight ball together and shiver. Another topic I learned was that honey is an extremely efficient cough suppressant—even better than some over the counter medicines. Finally, my favorite thing I gathered from this topic is that honey bees are a tightly run matriarchy. The males, called drones, are just there to mate with the queen. They later are kicked out of the hive by the female honey bees. 2. If…

those key components becomes damaged or missing, it can have harmful ripple effect throughout the entire community. One important example that ties into this idea today are the issues with the honey bee populations all across the world. Many people don't take into consideration exactly how much the humble honey bee actually does for everyday people and the world's ecosystems. Bees are extremely helpful when it comes to our plant life- making sure crops, native species, and other important plants…

known for their ability to pollinate and for producing honey and beeswax. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the super family, Apoidea and are presently considered a clade, called Anthophila. There are nearly 20,000 known species of bees in seven recognized biological families. They are found on every continent except Antarctica, in every habitat on the planet that contains insect-pollinated flowering plants. Some species including honey bees, bumblebees, and stingless bees live socially in…

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