The lifespan of a honeybee depends on its role in the hive and the time of year. In general, the lifespan of a honeybee can range from a few weeks to several months.
Worker bees, which are the most numerous bees in the hive, have the shortest lifespan. They typically live for just a few weeks in the summer and up to several months in the winter. Worker bees are responsible for a variety of tasks, including foraging for food, building and maintaining the hive, and caring for the young.
Queen bees, on the other hand, have a much longer lifespan. They can live for several...
Honeybees build six-sided cells, also known as hexagonal cells, in their hive for several reasons. One of the main reasons is that hexagonal cells are the most efficient shape for storing honey and rearing young.
The hexagonal shape of the cells allows the bees to pack them together in a way that maximizes the use of space in the hive. This helps the bees to store more honey and rear more young in a smaller area, which is important for their survival.
In addition to being efficient for storage, hexagonal cells also have several other benefits for the bees. For example,...
Honeybees use a variety of pheromones, which are chemical substances that are produced by an animal and used to communicate with others of the same species. These pheromones are used by bees to convey information, attract mates, and mark trails to food sources.
Some of the pheromones used by honeybees include:
Queen pheromone: The queen bee produces a pheromone that is used to attract and coordinate the activities of the other bees in the hive. This pheromone is also used to suppress the development of new queens and to prevent worker bees from laying eggs.
Alarm pher...
In a honeybee colony, a “scout” is a worker bee that is responsible for searching for new sources of food and potential sites for a new hive. Scouts will leave the hive and fly to nearby flowers or other potential food sources, and then return to the hive to communicate the location of the resources to the other bees.
Scouts use a behavior called the “waggle dance” to communicate the location of the food to the other bees. The waggle dance involves the scout bee performing a specific pattern of movements and vibrations that convey information ab...
Bees leave their hive for a variety of reasons, sometimes temporarily and sometimes more permanantly . . .
Foraging: Bees leave the hive to search for food, which can include nectar from flowers and pollen. They use their sense of smell and the position of the sun to navigate to flowers and gather resources to bring back to the hive.
Swarming: When a hive becomes overcrowded, the bees will reproduce and create a new queen. The old queen and a portion of the bees will then leave the hive and form a new one elsewhere. This is known as swarming.
Disease: If a hive become...
Beekeepers Make a Difference Around the World
Most beekeepers who have taken courses in beekeeping in the United States have learned one version of the hobby. But what does basic beekeeping look like around the world? Surprisingly, the practice of Beekeeping is quite diverse from region to region. While some countries have a long history of Beekeeping, others are just beginning beekeeping. Let’s take a closer look at some of the fascinating ways Beekeeping is done differently worldwide and how beekeeping supplies and beekeeping equipment differ.
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Become a Backyard Beekeeper – Help Save the World!
Did you know that honeybees play a significant role in pollinating plants and flowers, which helps the environment? Honeybees not only help produce honey and other bee products, but they are also instrumental in spreading pollen to fertilize plants. By ensuring the survival of honeybees, we can help keep our planet healthy and thriving. Learn more about how these fantastic creatures help our ecosystem below.
Six ways honeybees help the environment
Honeybees are essential for several reasons. There are six ...
It’s Important for Beginning Beekeepers to Feed Their Hive
After installing a package of bees, a beekeeper can expect to feed syrup to the colony for the next 4-5 weeks. Some beekeeper instruction and beekeeper classes are opposed to this practice, claiming sugar syrup is an unnatural diet for honeybees. However, homemade sugar syrup is not harmful to bees (exception: if the sugar is burned in the process of making the sugar syrup, the syrup could be deadly). It is simply just another form of carbohydrate. Packaged cane sugar is a carbohydrate in the form of sucr...
Queen excluders seem to be in one of two places in a backyard beekeeper’s inventory. Either 1) leaning up against honey super boxes, ready for installation on the hive when the nectar flow begins. Or 2) laying covered in cobwebs amongst other gadgetry. It was often purchased when the beekeeper was green, but shortly, if ever, put into use. In many beekeeper course curriculums, a framed or unframed grid made of plastic or metal, queen excluders are often recommended. Usually for use in a beekeeper’s first and second seasons. However, this is not good practic...
Keeping honeybees is a rewarding hobby. There is the satisfaction of helping to provide a healthy and monitored home for these fantastic pollinators. It is a calming experience to work a hive and witness the inner workings of a truly amazing social and communal insect. Then of course, there is the tangible reward of collecting surplus honey at the end of a season. Pollen and propolis are also available for harvesting from a honeybee hive; both are thought to have value for their health benefits. Second to honey, beeswax is a reward usually most appreciated by backyard ...
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