(Oldroyd and Wongsiri, 2006; Koenigeret al., 2010). Honey bees are categorized into cavity nesting species that are intermediate in size and typically nest inside hollow trees, and dwarf and giant honey bees that nest openly on a single wax comb suspended from branches, cliffs, or similar ...
alkali bee,Nomia melanderi- a common solitary bee important for pollinating alfalfa in the western United States leaf-cutter,leaf-cutter bee,leaf-cutting bee- bee that cuts rounded pieces from leaves and flowers to line its nest mason bee- any of numerous solitary bees that build nests of har...
Honey bees have been trained to act as bomb detectors! Scientists have trained them to react to small amounts of chemicals found in explosives. Voter ID Scientists have discovered that honey bees are able to 'vote' when making decisions about where the colony should create a new nest site. ...
Annie Lively said she has not been able to stay at her home because thousands of honeybees have made a nest for their colony in the house. Starks man admits teen was running away from him when he shot her in the head Lively said she woke up one morning saw they were inside the house...
The Asian giant honeybee Apis dorsata forms massive single-comb colonies which usually hang from a tree branch or the eaves of buildings. Although colonies regularly migrate over many kilometres, we find that they often return to their original nest site
Honey bees process nectar into honey by active evaporation on the tongue and passive evaporation involving nest ventilation and fanning behaviour, as well as enzymatic action. The elimination of excess water from nectar carries considerable energetic costs. The concentration of the nectar load is assume...
When unanimity is reached, the bees must recognize that a decision has been made, break up the swarm cluster, and fly to the nest site. Buzz-running (Schwirrlaufen) probably plays a role here, but we observed less buzz-running than previously reported, and this occurred even early in the...
We stand in need of such learning. Clearly, honey bees have been running out of appropriate nest sites for a long time now. So much so that many people have no idea that they even exist outside beekeepers' hives. The huge loss of forests worldwide as well as changes in climate ...
Also, Japanese honey bees generally have a longer daily foraging period than European honey bees. Habitat Japanese honey bees often nest in man-made structures, but normally prefer to build their hives in natural cavities such as hollowed out tree trunks, rock crevices, and caves. While ...
2001. Nest-site selection in honey bees: how well do swarms implement the "best-of-N" decision rule? Behav. Ecol. Sociobiol. 49: 416 - 427.Seeley, T. D. & Buhrman, S. C. 2001 Nest-site selection in honey bees: how well do swarms implement the "best-of- N" decision rule?