3.3.1 Honey bee Honey bee stings can cause IgE-mediated sensitivity. The bees that cause these reactions are from European varieties (primarily Apis mellifera mellifera and A. m. ligustica), although the so-called Africanized honey bees (A. m. scutellata) present a particular threat because ...
-Bees…on the flower setting (close-ups…) -Splitting up and moving (bees) -Up on the rooftop (swarm) -How not to catch swarms of bees -Bees in Winter -Honeybees…the hunt for food -Picking up new bees -Varroa mites suck! -The Queen is dead…long live the queen! -Early Bee Che...
Remember to leave enough honey for the bees. If you remove all the honey, the stress level of the bees elevates and could cause an unhealthy colony. If weather conditions are too dry, a collapse could occur due to starvation. Remember to keep enough empty room for the bees when they com...
The bees in the arena were exposed either to a solvent control (triethyl citrate, TEC) or to IAA (10% in TEC, Table 1). When a single bee was inside the arena, no significant difference between the proportion of attacks to the dummy was observed between IAA- and TEC-exposed bees (w2...
Research on honey bees, one of the most famous social insects, has been largely limited to studies on Central European populations of the Western honey bee,Apis mellifera. Most researchers view the biology and social organization of this phylogenetically derived species as the blueprint for all hon...
We show that while the honey bee population has been hard hit by the introduction of parasitic mites, it most likely did not go extinct. Rather, the bees have rapidly evolved to tolerate the mites' presence, and now exist at the same colony densities today, as they did in the past. ...
My hosts on this excursion, Naomi and Larry Price of Prineville, are dedicated honey bee stewards who are enthusiastic wild-bee watchers as well. They are also passionate beekeeping mentors and ardent guardians of the environment. What a perfect fit! Their energy and commitment to bees is infect...
Today, the honey bee can be found in introduced populations in western Asia, North America, South America, and Australia, to name a few. Across this new range, beekeepers have imported honey bees from multiple lineages, subjected them to selective breeding, and allowed them to escape and spre...
Starting with swarm cells If you are going to start a queen from swarm cells, use cells from a strong colony with a good queen. The queen cell doesn’t need to be capped, but it should be active. In other words, you should see bees continually tending it. ...
We show that while the honey bee population has been hard hit by the introduction of parasitic mites, it most likely did not go extinct. Rather, the bees have rapidly evolved to tolerate the mites' presence, and now exist at the same colony densities today, as they did in the past. ...