Honeybees have fascinating eyes: all Five of them. Two compound eyes on either side of their head, and 3 "extra" eyes on top. We humans think of two eyes as being "normal", but for most in the …
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The health of the honey bee colony is as dependent on pollen as it is upon honey. Pollen is virtually the sole source of proteins, fatty substances, minerals, and vitamins that are necessary during …
Mating takes place about 20 to 50 feet in the air, well above the normal flight path of worker honey bees, which is about eight feet above the ground. Workers are antagonistic toward all foreign …
Those bees that search for and collect food (nectar and pollen), or water and propolis, are called foragers. They are the older bees in the hive as opposed to the younger bees that are called house …
Honey bees are remarkable fliers. Although they cannot hover, they can fly up and down over a relatively short distance, land on a flower moving in the wind, or land precisely at a hive entrance, all …
The removal of corpses of individuals that die within a social insect colony is called necrophoresis. Although most bees die in the field while foraging, a normal colony will lose about 100 bees a …
Propolis has been used for centuries by many cultures for its antiseptic, antimicrobial, and detoxifying properties. Propolis, also known as “Russian penicillin” or “bee glue”, is a sticky substance …
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Along with royal jelly and venom, beeswax is manufactured by honey bees themselves. Honey, propolis and pollen are botanical in origin and are collected and processed by the bees rather than being …
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