Honey

Take it with a Grain of Salt but Mix it With Honey “He only whispers I love you as he slips his hands down the waistband of your pants, this is where you must understand the difference between want and need, you may want that boy but you certainly don’t need him” (Kaur, 2015, p. 86). Saying that I relate to this quote is an understatement. I lived in this moment of the quote. Reading Milk and Honey, a heartfelt collection of poems, by Rupi Kaur has made me live in the quotes, not just relate to…

Ecology Essay Honey Badgers are very important in our ecosystem. They are both predator and prey and without them in our ecosystem other animals will either benefit or starve from the extinction of honey badgers. This essay is going to talk about if it’s an invasive species, the honey badgers habitat & niche, and its interspecific interactions. I will also be talking about biomes and the nutrient cycles. I believe that all of the subjects that i’m going to be talking about are very important…

and by other insects and animals attacking the hive. According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) CCD is evident when an enormous quantity of worker bees flee and when the queen is left with adolescence bees with plenty of honey to consume. Neonicotinoids, a main pesticide used by not just farmers but the public as well, effects not just bees but other pollinators too such as butterflies. According to Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN UK) in the article Bee Declines and…

Wasps make up an enormously diverse array of insects, with some 30,000 identified species. We are most familiar with those that are wrapped in bright warning colors—ones that buzz angrily about in groups and threaten us with painful stings. But most wasps are actually solitary, non-stinging varieties. And all do far more good for humans by controlling pest insect populations than harm. Wasps are distinguishable from bees by their pointed lower abdomens and the narrow "waist," called a petiole,…

Introduction Nepenthes gracilis, also goes by the name Slender Pitcher-Plant, is a widespread pitcher plant mostly found in Southeastern Asia. This plant distinguishes itself by the presence of a long tube-like, stretched pitcher which contains acidic fluid and enzyme to digest preys. N. gracilis also make use of its special trait, the lid on top of the pitcher to act as a trapping mechanism for preys looking for shield under its lid, and the nectar glands on the lids help in attracting preys…

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.…

Varroa destructor (Anderson and Trueman, 2000) is an obligatory ectoparasite of the honeybee (Apis mellifera L). It caused severe damage to populations of this species world-wide in recent years (Le Conte et al., 2010). The direct negative effect of the Varroa on honeybee has well documented (Weinberg and Madel, 1985; Daly et al., 1988, Wienands and Madel, 1988; Marcangeli et al., 1992; Bowen-Walker and Gunn, 2001; Contzen et al., 2004; Yang and Cox-Foster, 2005; Belaïd and Doumandji, 2010;…

The Honeybee (Apis mellifera) is an astounding insect that pollinates on a global scale and thus ensures the prosperity of plant life and animal life alike. However, its baffling how this insect maneuvers its tiny self against earth’s gravity and wind resistance contrary to its considerably small size. The average female Honeybee (pictured above) weighs in at 277 to 290 mg at adult emergence. As their wings are almost paper thin, they still manage to support the bee’s un-aerodynamic anatomy and…

Bumbled is a 3D platformer/art game inspired by games such as flower, Mister Mosquito and Nights: Into Dreams. In Bumbled you control Queen Garnet, a queen bee whose loyal subjects have all mysteriously vanished. After years of being pampered and attended upon, she is left to her own devices and forced to leave behind her life of luxury in order to gather nectar from flower and find her loyal subjects. Can Queen Garnet survive beyond the hive? The game’s art style is evocative of water colors…

Honey Badger: Fierce and Wild What animal looks like a skunk and is not afraid of a lion? It is the honey badger. Honey badgers are a type of weasel in Africa and western Asia. They have a long whitish-gray stripe down their backs and a gland below their tails that squirts a stinky substance. They are a bit larger than skunks, yet small compared to other mammals. However, their personalities are much different from skunks. They are as tough and fierce as many much larger animals anywhere in the…