Worker bee

the bee’s head and thorax, which is the middle of the body. The bee has two large compound eyes and three…

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 species rely on…

What is CCD? CCD stands for colony collapse disorder, which is a sudden population loss in worker bees. This loss leaves the queen alone with a few nurse bees to take care of her and the few remaining young bees. When a colony is affected by CCD, there are very few dead bees near the colony. What causes CCD? Varroa mites are one of the bigger problems. Varroa mites are parasites that hitch a ride on a bee, and end up in the hive. Once they are in the hive they lay eggs and any bacteria or…

Why Honey Bees Affect Agriculture You may see a bee buzzing by, landing on a flower and not even think of the huge effect they have on ‘the world’ around us. Today, I will be talking about how and why honey bees affect Agriculture. The first reason is that honey bees are a big part of pollination everywhere around the world. Providing pollen to farmers' crops and other wild plants. The second reason is that honey bees make honey. Providing food for us and other animals. For example Bears.…

lifespan of a leafcutter bee is spent inside of a nest. After hatching, the prepupal larvae remains in that stage over winter. It will then pupate in the early spring (Young et al.). By late summer the larvae…

themselves. Depending on the pesticide, if a bee is resting on a flower when the plant is being sprayed, it could kill the bee instantly. Some pesticides don’t have any effect on adult bees, but can damage or kill young bees. Neonicotinoid contaminated pollen and nectar makes bees forage less, and produce fewer offspring. Coumaphos targets the bees’ brains and damages their ability to comprehend movement so collecting and delivering pollen…

longer in the hive. When the bee returns to the hive, full of nectar, it then goes on to pass the nectar to another bee by puking the liquid into the other bee’s mouth. This process repeats until the nectar is finally placed into a honeycomb. After being placed in a comb the nectar looks nothing like the golden honey people see today. It is not as thick in this stage because the water has not yet been evaporated from it. To speed up the process of evaporation, worker bees tirelessly fan the…

Beeswax can be found as an ingredient in furniture wax, beauty products, lip balm, chewing gum, and the waxy coating on rounds of cheese. A secretion of the glands of worker honeybees, it is used to create the honeycombs that house honey. Humans have found so many uses for beeswax that it is a hot commodity in the world of trade and commerce. Candles Beeswax candles can be found in almost any store that sells candles…

Honey Nut Cheerios Highway: The analysis What are in reality marketers telling in their commercials? How do they make us to buy their product? They want our attention and our money and they definitely will do anything to have it all from us. As it is seem all companies are using so much the media to promote their products. They are specially using the TV to expand their products to everyone in America. They use TV commercials, which according to the American Association of Advertising Agencies,…

bees: Pollination Rationale: Billy’s preconception of “nectar keeping flowers alive” and that bees visit flowers, will be extended by this activity. Materials: Flower cut outs Cup cake holders Assortment of coloured glitter Glue Cotton balls Bumble bee cut out Paddle pop sticks Curriculum Link: NSW Science and technology syllabus - A student describes external features, changes in and growth of living things ST1-10LW Board of Studies, Teaching and Educational Standards NSW [BOSTES],…