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Indications of a Healthy Beehive: Five Things Beekeepers Notice
Indications of a Healthy Beehive: Five Things Beekeepers Notice A beekeeper’s job is to care for bees, and many new beekeepers have decided to take part in keeping Honeybees. Some beekeepers begin the role of creating bridges for the pollination system, while others embark on this adventure to harvest the golden honey that bees produce.…
Read MoreSpotlight on the Important Roles of the Honeybee Queen
Spotlight on the Important Roles of the Honeybee Queen The queen honeybee is revered as the one member of the beehive who keeps everything together, and in essence, she does. The queen is the monarch and is solely responsible for laying eggs. The queen’s life has one purpose, and her fulfillment of that role profoundly…
Read MoreOnce Again, Bees Make Headlines and Turn Heads
Once Again, Bees Make Headlines and Turn Heads If you have not read, watched, or heard about the latest bee headline in North Carolina, it is something that makes most people uneasy to even think about. This occurrence is not the first time, nor will it be the last. Bees do what they want, when…
Read MoreBees Display Recognition of Human Faces
Bees Display Recognition of Human Faces Although The Bee Movie did include some personal moments between humans and bees, nobody ever thought it was a reality. However, scientists have discovered that bees can recognize human features during repeated interactions. A bee’s brain is teeny, about the size of a chia seed, so the fact that…
Read MoreSolitary Bees V Social Bees
Solitary Bees V Social Bees There are more than 20,000 species of bees in the world. Approximately 4,000 are native to North America, and even more surprising is that only 10% of those bees are social, like bumblebees and honeybees. Around 90% of bees are solitary bees. Although movies like The Bee Movie portray honeybees…
Read MoreDon’t Bee Fooled: How to Identify a Bee from a Wasp
Don’t Bee Fooled: How to Identify a Bee from a Wasp Even some entomologists are fooled when it comes to identifying bees and wasps. In some cases, it may be easier to see a little yellow and black buzzer and call it a bee, but many times, it is more challenging than one would think…
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