Bee News
Pity the Poor Drone!
It may come as a surprise to you, but most of the bees in the beehive are females! The Queen is the one sexually active female of the hive, and the...
Pity the Poor Drone!
It may come as a surprise to you, but most of the bees in the beehive are females! The Queen is the one sexually active female of the hive, and the...
See the Bee Dance!
When the scout bee comes back to the hive he is anxious to share his find with the rest of the bees. The method that a bee communicates information is...
See the Bee Dance!
When the scout bee comes back to the hive he is anxious to share his find with the rest of the bees. The method that a bee communicates information is...
Meet the Nectar Collecting Bee!
The Collector Bees also collect nectar from the flowers, which they use to make honey (of course!). Flower Nectar is produced by secretory glands in the flowers called nectaries. Flower nectar...
Meet the Nectar Collecting Bee!
The Collector Bees also collect nectar from the flowers, which they use to make honey (of course!). Flower Nectar is produced by secretory glands in the flowers called nectaries. Flower nectar...
Meet the Housekeeping Bee
Housekeeping duties are one of the first jobs that young honeybees are assigned. Housekeeping Bees clean up used cells that have been emptied, such as brood cells in the nursery...
Meet the Housekeeping Bee
Housekeeping duties are one of the first jobs that young honeybees are assigned. Housekeeping Bees clean up used cells that have been emptied, such as brood cells in the nursery...
The Answer is Royal Jelly
Biologists interested in nutrition point to the queen as an example of how diet can make an incredible difference in the development of an animal. The only difference between a...
The Answer is Royal Jelly
Biologists interested in nutrition point to the queen as an example of how diet can make an incredible difference in the development of an animal. The only difference between a...
Meet the Babies!
There are three stages in the development of a Bee. The first is the egg stage. The queen lays an egg in the bottom of each cell. The egg is...
Meet the Babies!
There are three stages in the development of a Bee. The first is the egg stage. The queen lays an egg in the bottom of each cell. The egg is...