Bee Education Post as posted on Mrs. Hall's Honey Bees & Homestead FB Group. Paraphrased by LeahG and shared with permission.
Who is inside the hive?
The Queen
This bee is created in a queen cell and is only fed royal jelly. Her location can be straightforward if you know what you're looking for. Compared to an ordinary worker bee, she is nearly double the size of the latter. She is perpetually on the move. She is constantly on the lookout for a suitable location to lay her eggs. Cell after cell was being searched. Other times, you might not even see her at all. However, if you notice any fresh eggs or larvae, it is likely that she is hiding somewhere. Queen bees have a lifespan of 2-4 years, but most beekeepers replace their queens after approximately a year of keeping them. This helps to avoid the production being delayed by a few weeks. Additionally, less stress for the worker bees, as they will not be required to produce a new queen. If a virgin queen is born, she will leave the hive and fly hundreds of feet above the hive, where she will mate with a large number of drones. Then she returns to her hive and continues the process of egg-laying all over again.
Worker bees
All of the bees are female. Eggs that have been fertilised have been used to create this product. In a single hive, there are many different sorts of worker bees. Some bees are referred to as nurse bees because they look after the queen by cleaning her, making sure she is fed, and cleaning out her waste and discarding it outside of the hive, among other things.
Guard bees
Also, this is a female-only bee. They aid in the protection of the hive's entrance against intruders and the alerting of the rest of the hive when an intruder is approaching. During the warmer months, the guard bees also contribute to keeping the hive cool by fanning their wings, which acts as an air conditioning system. This also aids in preventing the hive from becoming too humid or too dry, respectively.
The young worker bees
They contribute to the well-being of their fellow brood and larvae (bee babies). When the bees reach a certain age, they begin to collect pollen, nectar, and water, which they then carry back to the hive to feed the entire colony. The process is repeated, and cells are capped, resulting in the production of new bees or honey.
Drones
Bees that are male. Unfertilized eggs were used in the creation of drone bees. Drones are not particularly beneficial to their hive in particular. They can be a bit of a burden in some ways. They do not provide care for the hive or guard the hive in any way. They are only used for mating purposes with a queen. Of course, the queen in their hive is not one of them because she is their mother. They depart from the hive in order to mate with newly hatched virgin queen bees. This is beneficial to the survival of other hives. Upon mating with a female drone, the drone's male genitalia is left in the female drone, resulting in his death. Drones that have remained in the hive during the late fall/early winter are literally thrown out of their hives in order to prevent them from ingesting honey during the winter months.
Send us a message if you have a bee-saving tale, anecdote, bee craft project, bee keeping tip, bee meme, bee tattoo, or anything else bee-related to share.
3 ways you can help rescue bees
Bees pollinate one-third of the food that we consume; without them, we would be extinct. You may contribute to the cause by taking these three simple actions.1. Create a Bee Garden using plants that are beneficial to bees.
2. Fill a small dish halfway with clean water and set it aside as a Bee drinking bath. Make a swarming area with pebbles and stones for the bees to land on and drink from.
Visit my Bee Store for Bee awareness buttons, stickers, keychains and personalized gifts, accessories and decor.
This collection of adorable Save the Bee gifts, decorative items, and accessories has me buzzing with excitement. Text template fields allow you to include your own save the bees slogan, quote, amusing, friendly, or awareness-raising statement in addition to the default text template. What could be a better way to start your day than this? All of the items in the SaveBees store are decorated with adorable BEE drawings.
The efforts of a slew of fantastic bee-friendly individuals have been spreading awareness, from the flightless bee with no foot to the courageous bee lady who saves and relocates bees while wearing no protective clothing!
She is very remarkable. You have the ability to BE wonderful as well. Find a BEE saving club to get bee photographs, photos, illustrations, and, most importantly, advice on how to protect and save bees and their colonies. Bumblebees, honey bees, and all other types of bees will thank you for getting it right this time. Spread the word about your love for bees far and wide. BEE lovers, have a wonderful BEE day.
Posts
