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BEES LOVE LUPINS
Bees love lupins (or lupine) – but so do slugs and snails, so what can you do?. Updated: 14th February 2021. I always remembered watching bumble bees foraging on our lupins when I was a child, so I was determined to have lupins in our border. HOW LONG DO BEES LIVE? Accounts of how long bumble bees live, do vary between species and studies. For example, Bombus terricola workers were observed to live 13.2 days on average to around 2 weeks, but in other studies, workers were observed to live for up to 41.3 days – about 6 weeks. It is believed that workers engaged in nest duties live longer than bumblebee
DO BEES LIKE HYDRANGEAS? WHICH HYDRANGEAS SHOULD YOU PLANT The answer is: they like some varieties and cultivars, and not others. Some hydrangeas are good for bees and other pollinators, but this is not true of all varieties. Therefore, it is necessary to select your hydrangea specimen carefully if you want to attract bees into your garden. The same varieties popular with honey bees and bumble bees are DO BUMBLE BEES MAKE HONEY? Do Bumble Bees Make Honey? Updated: 9th February 2021. Everyone knows honey bees make honey. But what about bumble bees? Question: Do bumble bees make honey? The short answer is: No. Honey is the winter food store of the honey bee which is made from nectar gathered by honey bees. It goes through a transformation process to create honey, which is stored for winter to feed the colony. THE DRONE BEE: AN OVERVIEW OF THE LIFE OF A MALE HONEY BEE Drone Bee: The life of the Male Honey Bee - (Apis mellifera) Updated: 17th February 2021. Drones are fertile male honey bees, and they are vital for the survival of honey bee colonies. Their primary role is to mate with a receptive queen honey bee, in order to ensure future generations of honey bees, and indeed, expansion and creation of newcolonies.
BEES ARE AMAZING!ABOUT BEESWHAT IS A BEEWHY ARE BEES GOOD POLLINATORSBEE IDENTIFICATIONBEE NEST FAQS 50 Facts about the amazing honey bee. The sight of swarming bees may unnerve some people, bu it's a very natural and wonderful part of the life cycle of honey bees (Apis mellifera). Do bees eat meat? Amazingly, a small group of tropical species do! TYPES OF BEES: THE DIFFERENT SPECIES, FAMILIES AND GENERAS Types of Bees. Updated: 29th January 2021. Question: How many types of bees are there in the world? Answer: There are over 4,000 genera (types of bees) and around 25,000 individual recorded species, but there are probably more species to be discovered. Exploring the different types of bees. All bees belong to the insect or Super-family 'Apoidea'. Apoidea also includes 'sphecoid wasps', from WHAT DO BEES EAT?FIRSTLY, WHY DO BEES EAT POLLEN AND NECTAR?ADULTS MOSTLY EAT NECTAR WITH A LITTLE POLLEN, THOUGH QUEENS MAY CONSUME MORE POLLEN, AT LEAST INITIALLY.POLLEN (OFTEN MIXED WITH A LITTLE NECTAR)...WHAT DO QUEEN BUMBLE BEES EAT?QUEEN BUMBLEBEES HIBERNATE IN THE WINTER, ALTHOUGH THE REST OF THE COLONY WILL HAVE DIED The main diet of adult honey bees is nectar and pollen. Larvae are fed royal jelly which is a protein-rich secretion made by young worker bees. It comes from the hypopharyngeal glands, which are a pair of long glands coiled in the sides of the head. The amount fed to the larvae depends on their future role in the colony. WASP NESTS - WHAT A NEST LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT THEM Wasp Nests - Identification And What To Do About Them. Updated: 29th January 2021. It's true that wasp nests are not usually welcomed by humans, but it has to be said that on balance, wasps are very beneficial insects both as pollinators (whose role is probably not fully understood), and as natural 'pest control', because they can help keep down populations of crop eating ‘pests’. IS IT POSSIBLE TO HELP A BUMBLE BEE WITH A DAMAGED WING? About Bee Wings. All bees have 2 sets of wings. During flight, bumble bees twist their wings using their flight muscles, to help them gain lift. You can read more about bumble bee flight, and watch a video here. Bumble bee wings often become damaged and ragged with age and exposure to the elements, and this is one of the ways in which olderBEES LOVE LUPINS
Bees love lupins (or lupine) – but so do slugs and snails, so what can you do?. Updated: 14th February 2021. I always remembered watching bumble bees foraging on our lupins when I was a child, so I was determined to have lupins in our border. HOW LONG DO BEES LIVE? Accounts of how long bumble bees live, do vary between species and studies. For example, Bombus terricola workers were observed to live 13.2 days on average to around 2 weeks, but in other studies, workers were observed to live for up to 41.3 days – about 6 weeks. It is believed that workers engaged in nest duties live longer than bumblebee
DO BEES LIKE HYDRANGEAS? WHICH HYDRANGEAS SHOULD YOU PLANT The answer is: they like some varieties and cultivars, and not others. Some hydrangeas are good for bees and other pollinators, but this is not true of all varieties. Therefore, it is necessary to select your hydrangea specimen carefully if you want to attract bees into your garden. The same varieties popular with honey bees and bumble bees are DO BUMBLE BEES MAKE HONEY? Do Bumble Bees Make Honey? Updated: 9th February 2021. Everyone knows honey bees make honey. But what about bumble bees? Question: Do bumble bees make honey? The short answer is: No. Honey is the winter food store of the honey bee which is made from nectar gathered by honey bees. It goes through a transformation process to create honey, which is stored for winter to feed the colony. THE DRONE BEE: AN OVERVIEW OF THE LIFE OF A MALE HONEY BEE Drone Bee: The life of the Male Honey Bee - (Apis mellifera) Updated: 17th February 2021. Drones are fertile male honey bees, and they are vital for the survival of honey bee colonies. Their primary role is to mate with a receptive queen honey bee, in order to ensure future generations of honey bees, and indeed, expansion and creation of newcolonies.
BEES QUIZ - HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT BEES? b) About 6 weeks. c) Possibly 24 - 36 weeks. d) Up to 100 years. 8. How many types of bees are there in the whole world? a) About 25,000 known species, with probably more to be discovered. b) About 15,000 known species, with probably more to be discovered. c) About 1000,000,000 species, already discovered. d) HISTORY OF BEEKEEPING FROM AROUND 6000 BC TO MODERN TIMES History Of Beekeeping: Time Line from 1500s. 1538 – Spanish import the first European honey bees to South America. 1682 – George Wheler – an English clergyman and travel writer, discovers and describes Greek hives (forerunner of modern hives with movable frames). 1700 – Again according to the book “Bee” above, written by Claire DO BEES LIKE HYDRANGEAS? WHICH HYDRANGEAS SHOULD YOU PLANT The answer is: they like some varieties and cultivars, and not others. Some hydrangeas are good for bees and other pollinators, but this is not true of all varieties. Therefore, it is necessary to select your hydrangea specimen carefully if you want to attract bees into your garden. The same varieties popular with honey bees and bumble bees are SHADE GARDEN PLANTS FOR BEES Shade Garden Plants For Bees. Which are the best plants for bees in a shade garden? What can you grow for bees in such challenging conditions? Although it seems pollinators prefer foraging in sunshine, a shade garden can provide a number of opportunities for wildlife, including bees, particularly if the shade is caused by hedgerows ortrees.
DO ALL BEES STING? AN OVERVIEW OF BEES WHICH CAN AND Yes, as far as I am aware, all species of female bumble bees can sting, including the queens. However, bumble bees are rarely aggressive and unlikely to sting unless ‘provoked’. If you accidentally step on one or try to handle a bumble bee too clumsily, it will probably sting you. Male bumble bees cannot sting. BUMBLE BEE FORAGING BEHAVIOUR However, the data on bumble bees does not provide a clear picture, to my knowledge. Flight and foraging ranges are variable, dependent on species and environmental factors (i.e. availability of rewarding flowers). Various studies have been carried out, but the results are rather mixed and not conclusive. In some instances, the results could be said to have been a product of the study design DISTURBED A BEE NEST? WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? Query: "Hello, I am buying a plot of land and we knew there was a bumble bee nest in an old compost bin. I had arranged for the nest to be left until the winter and then I would move the bin, however, the bin has been tipped over and the nest disturbed.FINDING DEAD BEES
Dead Bees. Finding dead bees can cause concern, but if you have found dead bees in your yard, garden, beneath a tree or simply on the pavement, there are various possible explanations, depending on the species and circumstances. Sometimes, the causes are natural rather than sinister. All creatures live then die, either due to age, disease 20 FLOWERING SHRUBS FOR BEES, BUTTERFLIES AND OTHER A superb flowering shrub for bees, Guelder rose ( Viburnum opulus ), is perfect for a wildlife garden, as the gorgeous white flowers are enjoyed by bees and hoverflies, and the lovely red berries are an important food source for a variety of finches and thrushes. It quite likes damp but well drained soil. HOW TO RESCUE A BEE FROM A SPIDER'S WEB Rescuing a bee from a spider's web - steps to take. When approaching a bee trapped in a web, try to approach from the underside of the bee, if that makes sense, as if you were scooping it up and out of the web. I have found that a 'scooping' action from the underside, helps the bee to become less tangled. At the end of the day though, you can BEES ARE AMAZING!ABOUT BEESWHAT IS A BEEWHY ARE BEES GOOD POLLINATORSBEE IDENTIFICATIONBEE NEST FAQS 50 Facts about the amazing honey bee. The sight of swarming bees may unnerve some people, bu it's a very natural and wonderful part of the life cycle of honey bees (Apis mellifera). Do bees eat meat? Amazingly, a small group of tropical species do! TYPES OF BEES: THE DIFFERENT SPECIES, FAMILIES AND GENERAS Types of Bees. Updated: 29th January 2021. Question: How many types of bees are there in the world? Answer: There are over 4,000 genera (types of bees) and around 25,000 individual recorded species, but there are probably more species to be discovered. Exploring the different types of bees. All bees belong to the insect or Super-family 'Apoidea'. Apoidea also includes 'sphecoid wasps', from WHAT DO BEES EAT?FIRSTLY, WHY DO BEES EAT POLLEN AND NECTAR?ADULTS MOSTLY EAT NECTAR WITH A LITTLE POLLEN, THOUGH QUEENS MAY CONSUME MORE POLLEN, AT LEAST INITIALLY.POLLEN (OFTEN MIXED WITH A LITTLE NECTAR)...WHAT DO QUEEN BUMBLE BEES EAT?QUEEN BUMBLEBEES HIBERNATE IN THE WINTER, ALTHOUGH THE REST OF THE COLONY WILL HAVE DIED The main diet of adult honey bees is nectar and pollen. Larvae are fed royal jelly which is a protein-rich secretion made by young worker bees. It comes from the hypopharyngeal glands, which are a pair of long glands coiled in the sides of the head. The amount fed to the larvae depends on their future role in the colony. BEES QUIZ - HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT BEES? b) About 6 weeks. c) Possibly 24 - 36 weeks. d) Up to 100 years. 8. How many types of bees are there in the whole world? a) About 25,000 known species, with probably more to be discovered. b) About 15,000 known species, with probably more to be discovered. c) About 1000,000,000 species, already discovered. d) WASP NESTS - WHAT A NEST LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT THEMWHAT DO WASP NESTS LOOK LIKE?A WASP NEST, DEPENDING ON THE SPECIES AND NUMBER OF WASPS, CAN BE A FANTASTIC STRUCTURE - TRULY AN ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECE TO RIVAL THE HONEYCOMB...WHERE DO WASPS BUILD THEIR NESTS?AS STATED, A NEST MAY BE IN THE GROUND - OR IN A COMPOST HEAP, FOR THAT MATTER.WHEN BUILDING AERIAL NESTS, WASPS COMMONLY BUILD THEIR NESTS IN TREE...WASP NEST IN SHED OR GARAGENESTS ARE COMMONLY FOUND IN SHEDS AND GARAGES, ANDTHIS PHOTOGRAPH BELOW PROVIDES A CLEAR IMAGE OF A NICE SMOOTH LOOKING WASP NEST INITS ENTIRETY, T...WASP NEST IN THE COMPOST HEAPFOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, WE HAD A NEST IN OUR COMPOST HEAP. AT THAT TIME, THE COMPOSTER WAS MADE OFPLASTIC, AND CLOSE TO THE BACK DOOR OF THE HOUSE....WASP NESTS IN THE LOFT OR ATTICANOTHER COMMON PLACE TO SEE THEM, AND SOMETIMES ANOCCASIONAL HIBERNATING QUEEN OR TWO, IS THE LOFT OR ATTIC. AS STATED, WE HAVE HAD HIBERNATING WAS...SEEK ASSISTANCE IF A NEST IS LARGE AND INTOLERABLE - TAKE STEPS TO DETER THEM IN THE FUTUREIF YOU DISCOVER A LARGE NEST IN THE ATTIC AND FIND THIS INTOLERABLE, YOU WILL HAVE TO CALL FOR PROFESSIONAL HELP. ALTERNATIVELY, YOU COULD LEAVE TH...THE EAVES OF A HOUSE OR BUILDINGANOTHER FAVOURITE. IF THE NEST APPEARS ON A SCHOOL, THE WASP COLONY MAY BEFINISHED AND GONE BY THE TIME CHILDREN RETURN FROM THE SUMMER VACATIONPER...HOW TO REMOVE A WASP NEST AND DETER THEM IN THE FUTUREPERSONALLY, I LOVE WASPS, AND I AM ABLE TO TOLERATE WASPS ANYWAY, AND I ADVISE AGAINST KILLING WASPS, BUT IF CIRCUMSTANCES ARE SUCH THAT SOMETHING... Wasp Nests - Identification And What To Do About Them. Updated: 29th January 2021. It's true that wasp nests are not usually welcomed by humans, but it has to be said that on balance, wasps are very beneficial insects both as pollinators (whose role is probably not fully understood), and as natural 'pest control', because they can help keep down populations of crop eating ‘pests’. IS IT POSSIBLE TO HELP A BUMBLE BEE WITH A DAMAGED WING? About Bee Wings. All bees have 2 sets of wings. During flight, bumble bees twist their wings using their flight muscles, to help them gain lift. You can read more about bumble bee flight, and watch a video here. Bumble bee wings often become damaged and ragged with age and exposure to the elements, and this is one of the ways in which older HOW LONG DO BEES LIVE? Accounts of how long bumble bees live, do vary between species and studies. For example, Bombus terricola workers were observed to live 13.2 days on average to around 2 weeks, but in other studies, workers were observed to live for up to 41.3 days – about 6 weeks. It is believed that workers engaged in nest duties live longer than bumblebee
DO BEES LIKE HYDRANGEAS? WHICH HYDRANGEAS SHOULD YOU PLANT The answer is: they like some varieties and cultivars, and not others. Some hydrangeas are good for bees and other pollinators, but this is not true of all varieties. Therefore, it is necessary to select your hydrangea specimen carefully if you want to attract bees into your garden. The same varieties popular with honey bees and bumble bees are DO BUMBLE BEES MAKE HONEY? Do Bumble Bees Make Honey? Updated: 9th February 2021. Everyone knows honey bees make honey. But what about bumble bees? Question: Do bumble bees make honey? The short answer is: No. Honey is the winter food store of the honey bee which is made from nectar gathered by honey bees. It goes through a transformation process to create honey, which is stored for winter to feed the colony. THE DRONE BEE: AN OVERVIEW OF THE LIFE OF A MALE HONEY BEE Drone Bee: The life of the Male Honey Bee - (Apis mellifera) Updated: 17th February 2021. Drones are fertile male honey bees, and they are vital for the survival of honey bee colonies. Their primary role is to mate with a receptive queen honey bee, in order to ensure future generations of honey bees, and indeed, expansion and creation of newcolonies.
BEES ARE AMAZING!ABOUT BEESWHAT IS A BEEWHY ARE BEES GOOD POLLINATORSBEE IDENTIFICATIONBEE NEST FAQS 50 Facts about the amazing honey bee. The sight of swarming bees may unnerve some people, bu it's a very natural and wonderful part of the life cycle of honey bees (Apis mellifera). Do bees eat meat? Amazingly, a small group of tropical species do! TYPES OF BEES: THE DIFFERENT SPECIES, FAMILIES AND GENERAS Types of Bees. Updated: 29th January 2021. Question: How many types of bees are there in the world? Answer: There are over 4,000 genera (types of bees) and around 25,000 individual recorded species, but there are probably more species to be discovered. Exploring the different types of bees. All bees belong to the insect or Super-family 'Apoidea'. Apoidea also includes 'sphecoid wasps', from WHAT DO BEES EAT?FIRSTLY, WHY DO BEES EAT POLLEN AND NECTAR?ADULTS MOSTLY EAT NECTAR WITH A LITTLE POLLEN, THOUGH QUEENS MAY CONSUME MORE POLLEN, AT LEAST INITIALLY.POLLEN (OFTEN MIXED WITH A LITTLE NECTAR)...WHAT DO QUEEN BUMBLE BEES EAT?QUEEN BUMBLEBEES HIBERNATE IN THE WINTER, ALTHOUGH THE REST OF THE COLONY WILL HAVE DIED The main diet of adult honey bees is nectar and pollen. Larvae are fed royal jelly which is a protein-rich secretion made by young worker bees. It comes from the hypopharyngeal glands, which are a pair of long glands coiled in the sides of the head. The amount fed to the larvae depends on their future role in the colony. BEES QUIZ - HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT BEES? b) About 6 weeks. c) Possibly 24 - 36 weeks. d) Up to 100 years. 8. How many types of bees are there in the whole world? a) About 25,000 known species, with probably more to be discovered. b) About 15,000 known species, with probably more to be discovered. c) About 1000,000,000 species, already discovered. d) WASP NESTS - WHAT A NEST LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT THEMWHAT DO WASP NESTS LOOK LIKE?A WASP NEST, DEPENDING ON THE SPECIES AND NUMBER OF WASPS, CAN BE A FANTASTIC STRUCTURE - TRULY AN ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECE TO RIVAL THE HONEYCOMB...WHERE DO WASPS BUILD THEIR NESTS?AS STATED, A NEST MAY BE IN THE GROUND - OR IN A COMPOST HEAP, FOR THAT MATTER.WHEN BUILDING AERIAL NESTS, WASPS COMMONLY BUILD THEIR NESTS IN TREE...WASP NEST IN SHED OR GARAGENESTS ARE COMMONLY FOUND IN SHEDS AND GARAGES, ANDTHIS PHOTOGRAPH BELOW PROVIDES A CLEAR IMAGE OF A NICE SMOOTH LOOKING WASP NEST INITS ENTIRETY, T...WASP NEST IN THE COMPOST HEAPFOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, WE HAD A NEST IN OUR COMPOST HEAP. AT THAT TIME, THE COMPOSTER WAS MADE OFPLASTIC, AND CLOSE TO THE BACK DOOR OF THE HOUSE....WASP NESTS IN THE LOFT OR ATTICANOTHER COMMON PLACE TO SEE THEM, AND SOMETIMES ANOCCASIONAL HIBERNATING QUEEN OR TWO, IS THE LOFT OR ATTIC. AS STATED, WE HAVE HAD HIBERNATING WAS...SEEK ASSISTANCE IF A NEST IS LARGE AND INTOLERABLE - TAKE STEPS TO DETER THEM IN THE FUTUREIF YOU DISCOVER A LARGE NEST IN THE ATTIC AND FIND THIS INTOLERABLE, YOU WILL HAVE TO CALL FOR PROFESSIONAL HELP. ALTERNATIVELY, YOU COULD LEAVE TH...THE EAVES OF A HOUSE OR BUILDINGANOTHER FAVOURITE. IF THE NEST APPEARS ON A SCHOOL, THE WASP COLONY MAY BEFINISHED AND GONE BY THE TIME CHILDREN RETURN FROM THE SUMMER VACATIONPER...HOW TO REMOVE A WASP NEST AND DETER THEM IN THE FUTUREPERSONALLY, I LOVE WASPS, AND I AM ABLE TO TOLERATE WASPS ANYWAY, AND I ADVISE AGAINST KILLING WASPS, BUT IF CIRCUMSTANCES ARE SUCH THAT SOMETHING... Wasp Nests - Identification And What To Do About Them. Updated: 29th January 2021. It's true that wasp nests are not usually welcomed by humans, but it has to be said that on balance, wasps are very beneficial insects both as pollinators (whose role is probably not fully understood), and as natural 'pest control', because they can help keep down populations of crop eating ‘pests’. IS IT POSSIBLE TO HELP A BUMBLE BEE WITH A DAMAGED WING? About Bee Wings. All bees have 2 sets of wings. During flight, bumble bees twist their wings using their flight muscles, to help them gain lift. You can read more about bumble bee flight, and watch a video here. Bumble bee wings often become damaged and ragged with age and exposure to the elements, and this is one of the ways in which older HOW LONG DO BEES LIVE? Accounts of how long bumble bees live, do vary between species and studies. For example, Bombus terricola workers were observed to live 13.2 days on average to around 2 weeks, but in other studies, workers were observed to live for up to 41.3 days – about 6 weeks. It is believed that workers engaged in nest duties live longer than bumblebee
DO BEES LIKE HYDRANGEAS? WHICH HYDRANGEAS SHOULD YOU PLANT The answer is: they like some varieties and cultivars, and not others. Some hydrangeas are good for bees and other pollinators, but this is not true of all varieties. Therefore, it is necessary to select your hydrangea specimen carefully if you want to attract bees into your garden. The same varieties popular with honey bees and bumble bees are DO BUMBLE BEES MAKE HONEY? Do Bumble Bees Make Honey? Updated: 9th February 2021. Everyone knows honey bees make honey. But what about bumble bees? Question: Do bumble bees make honey? The short answer is: No. Honey is the winter food store of the honey bee which is made from nectar gathered by honey bees. It goes through a transformation process to create honey, which is stored for winter to feed the colony. THE DRONE BEE: AN OVERVIEW OF THE LIFE OF A MALE HONEY BEE Drone Bee: The life of the Male Honey Bee - (Apis mellifera) Updated: 17th February 2021. Drones are fertile male honey bees, and they are vital for the survival of honey bee colonies. Their primary role is to mate with a receptive queen honey bee, in order to ensure future generations of honey bees, and indeed, expansion and creation of newcolonies.
BEES ARE AMAZING!
50 Facts about the amazing honey bee. The sight of swarming bees may unnerve some people, bu it's a very natural and wonderful part of the life cycle of honey bees (Apis mellifera). Do bees eat meat? Amazingly, a small group of tropical species do! BEES QUIZ - HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT BEES? b) About 6 weeks. c) Possibly 24 - 36 weeks. d) Up to 100 years. 8. How many types of bees are there in the whole world? a) About 25,000 known species, with probably more to be discovered. b) About 15,000 known species, with probably more to be discovered. c) About 1000,000,000 species, already discovered. d) SHADE GARDEN PLANTS FOR BEES Shade Garden Plants For Bees. Which are the best plants for bees in a shade garden? What can you grow for bees in such challenging conditions? Although it seems pollinators prefer foraging in sunshine, a shade garden can provide a number of opportunities for wildlife, including bees, particularly if the shade is caused by hedgerows ortrees.
DO BEES LIKE HYDRANGEAS? WHICH HYDRANGEAS SHOULD YOU PLANT The answer is: they like some varieties and cultivars, and not others. Some hydrangeas are good for bees and other pollinators, but this is not true of all varieties. Therefore, it is necessary to select your hydrangea specimen carefully if you want to attract bees into your garden. The same varieties popular with honey bees and bumble bees are BUMBLE BEE FORAGING BEHAVIOUR However, the data on bumble bees does not provide a clear picture, to my knowledge. Flight and foraging ranges are variable, dependent on species and environmental factors (i.e. availability of rewarding flowers). Various studies have been carried out, but the results are rather mixed and not conclusive. In some instances, the results could be said to have been a product of the study design WHY DO BUMBLE BEES DIG IN THE GROUND? 2. Nematodes (Sphaerularia bombi). These parasites live and mate in the soil, and it is the females which attack queen bumble bees, usually during their winter hibernation, but more rarely they are also believed to attack early emerging queens. The female nematode is fertilized, and releases its eggs into the body of the bumble beequeen.
HOW TO RESCUE A BEE FROM A SPIDER'S WEB Rescuing a bee from a spider's web - steps to take. When approaching a bee trapped in a web, try to approach from the underside of the bee, if that makes sense, as if you were scooping it up and out of the web. I have found that a 'scooping' action from the underside, helps the bee to become less tangled. At the end of the day though, you can CLAY SOIL PLANTS FOR BEES Clay Soil Plants for Bees. Updated: 17th February 2021. Clay soil can be very challenging even without the conundrum of how to fill it with plants that will benefit bees and other pollinators. WHY DO BUMBLE BEES BUMP AGAINST WINDOWS? A main reason is that generally, some bumble bees are attracted to shade when looking for a place to nest. They will seek out crevices and holes that look as though they may provide shelter. Looking from the outside in, what the bees see is a dark area worth exploring. Unfortunately, this is when bees will bump against the window. HOW TO REPEL OR REMOVE WASPS WITHOUT KILLING THEM How To Repel Or Remove Wasps Without Killing Them. Updated: 9th February 2021. How can you repel or remove wasps without actually killing them? Increasingly, people are understanding that wasps are beneficial to the environment: they are pollinators and helpful as a form or natural pest control in the garden, carrying off aphids tofeed their young.
BEES ARE AMAZING!ABOUT BEESWHAT IS A BEEWHY ARE BEES GOOD POLLINATORSBEE IDENTIFICATIONBEE NEST FAQS 50 Facts about the amazing honey bee. The sight of swarming bees may unnerve some people, bu it's a very natural and wonderful part of the life cycle of honey bees (Apis mellifera). Do bees eat meat? Amazingly, a small group of tropical species do! TYPES OF BEES: THE DIFFERENT SPECIES, FAMILIES AND GENERAS Types of Bees. Updated: 29th January 2021. Question: How many types of bees are there in the world? Answer: There are over 4,000 genera (types of bees) and around 25,000 individual recorded species, but there are probably more species to be discovered. Exploring the different types of bees. All bees belong to the insect or Super-family 'Apoidea'. Apoidea also includes 'sphecoid wasps', from WHAT DO BEES EAT?FIRSTLY, WHY DO BEES EAT POLLEN AND NECTAR?ADULTS MOSTLY EAT NECTAR WITH A LITTLE POLLEN, THOUGH QUEENS MAY CONSUME MORE POLLEN, AT LEAST INITIALLY.POLLEN (OFTEN MIXED WITH A LITTLE NECTAR)...WHAT DO QUEEN BUMBLE BEES EAT?QUEEN BUMBLEBEES HIBERNATE IN THE WINTER, ALTHOUGH THE REST OF THE COLONY WILL HAVE DIED The main diet of adult honey bees is nectar and pollen. Larvae are fed royal jelly which is a protein-rich secretion made by young worker bees. It comes from the hypopharyngeal glands, which are a pair of long glands coiled in the sides of the head. The amount fed to the larvae depends on their future role in the colony. BEES QUIZ - HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT BEES? b) About 6 weeks. c) Possibly 24 - 36 weeks. d) Up to 100 years. 8. How many types of bees are there in the whole world? a) About 25,000 known species, with probably more to be discovered. b) About 15,000 known species, with probably more to be discovered. c) About 1000,000,000 species, already discovered. d) WASP NESTS - WHAT A NEST LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT THEMWHAT DO WASP NESTS LOOK LIKE?A WASP NEST, DEPENDING ON THE SPECIES AND NUMBER OF WASPS, CAN BE A FANTASTIC STRUCTURE - TRULY AN ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECE TO RIVAL THE HONEYCOMB...WHERE DO WASPS BUILD THEIR NESTS?AS STATED, A NEST MAY BE IN THE GROUND - OR IN A COMPOST HEAP, FOR THAT MATTER.WHEN BUILDING AERIAL NESTS, WASPS COMMONLY BUILD THEIR NESTS IN TREE...WASP NEST IN SHED OR GARAGENESTS ARE COMMONLY FOUND IN SHEDS AND GARAGES, ANDTHIS PHOTOGRAPH BELOW PROVIDES A CLEAR IMAGE OF A NICE SMOOTH LOOKING WASP NEST INITS ENTIRETY, T...WASP NEST IN THE COMPOST HEAPFOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, WE HAD A NEST IN OUR COMPOST HEAP. AT THAT TIME, THE COMPOSTER WAS MADE OFPLASTIC, AND CLOSE TO THE BACK DOOR OF THE HOUSE....WASP NESTS IN THE LOFT OR ATTICANOTHER COMMON PLACE TO SEE THEM, AND SOMETIMES ANOCCASIONAL HIBERNATING QUEEN OR TWO, IS THE LOFT OR ATTIC. AS STATED, WE HAVE HAD HIBERNATING WAS...SEEK ASSISTANCE IF A NEST IS LARGE AND INTOLERABLE - TAKE STEPS TO DETER THEM IN THE FUTUREIF YOU DISCOVER A LARGE NEST IN THE ATTIC AND FIND THIS INTOLERABLE, YOU WILL HAVE TO CALL FOR PROFESSIONAL HELP. ALTERNATIVELY, YOU COULD LEAVE TH...THE EAVES OF A HOUSE OR BUILDINGANOTHER FAVOURITE. IF THE NEST APPEARS ON A SCHOOL, THE WASP COLONY MAY BEFINISHED AND GONE BY THE TIME CHILDREN RETURN FROM THE SUMMER VACATIONPER...HOW TO REMOVE A WASP NEST AND DETER THEM IN THE FUTUREPERSONALLY, I LOVE WASPS, AND I AM ABLE TO TOLERATE WASPS ANYWAY, AND I ADVISE AGAINST KILLING WASPS, BUT IF CIRCUMSTANCES ARE SUCH THAT SOMETHING... Wasp Nests - Identification And What To Do About Them. Updated: 29th January 2021. It's true that wasp nests are not usually welcomed by humans, but it has to be said that on balance, wasps are very beneficial insects both as pollinators (whose role is probably not fully understood), and as natural 'pest control', because they can help keep down populations of crop eating ‘pests’. IS IT POSSIBLE TO HELP A BUMBLE BEE WITH A DAMAGED WING? About Bee Wings. All bees have 2 sets of wings. During flight, bumble bees twist their wings using their flight muscles, to help them gain lift. You can read more about bumble bee flight, and watch a video here. Bumble bee wings often become damaged and ragged with age and exposure to the elements, and this is one of the ways in which older DO BEES LIKE HYDRANGEAS? WHICH HYDRANGEAS SHOULD YOU PLANT The answer is: they like some varieties and cultivars, and not others. Some hydrangeas are good for bees and other pollinators, but this is not true of all varieties. Therefore, it is necessary to select your hydrangea specimen carefully if you want to attract bees into your garden. The same varieties popular with honey bees and bumble bees are HOW LONG DO BEES LIVE? Accounts of how long bumble bees live, do vary between species and studies. For example, Bombus terricola workers were observed to live 13.2 days on average to around 2 weeks, but in other studies, workers were observed to live for up to 41.3 days – about 6 weeks. It is believed that workers engaged in nest duties live longer than bumblebee
DO BUMBLE BEES MAKE HONEY? Do Bumble Bees Make Honey? Updated: 9th February 2021. Everyone knows honey bees make honey. But what about bumble bees? Question: Do bumble bees make honey? The short answer is: No. Honey is the winter food store of the honey bee which is made from nectar gathered by honey bees. It goes through a transformation process to create honey, which is stored for winter to feed the colony. THE DRONE BEE: AN OVERVIEW OF THE LIFE OF A MALE HONEY BEE Drone Bee: The life of the Male Honey Bee - (Apis mellifera) Updated: 17th February 2021. Drones are fertile male honey bees, and they are vital for the survival of honey bee colonies. Their primary role is to mate with a receptive queen honey bee, in order to ensure future generations of honey bees, and indeed, expansion and creation of newcolonies.
BEES ARE AMAZING!ABOUT BEESWHAT IS A BEEWHY ARE BEES GOOD POLLINATORSBEE IDENTIFICATIONBEE NEST FAQS 50 Facts about the amazing honey bee. The sight of swarming bees may unnerve some people, bu it's a very natural and wonderful part of the life cycle of honey bees (Apis mellifera). Do bees eat meat? Amazingly, a small group of tropical species do! TYPES OF BEES: THE DIFFERENT SPECIES, FAMILIES AND GENERAS Types of Bees. Updated: 29th January 2021. Question: How many types of bees are there in the world? Answer: There are over 4,000 genera (types of bees) and around 25,000 individual recorded species, but there are probably more species to be discovered. Exploring the different types of bees. All bees belong to the insect or Super-family 'Apoidea'. Apoidea also includes 'sphecoid wasps', from WHAT DO BEES EAT?FIRSTLY, WHY DO BEES EAT POLLEN AND NECTAR?ADULTS MOSTLY EAT NECTAR WITH A LITTLE POLLEN, THOUGH QUEENS MAY CONSUME MORE POLLEN, AT LEAST INITIALLY.POLLEN (OFTEN MIXED WITH A LITTLE NECTAR)...WHAT DO QUEEN BUMBLE BEES EAT?QUEEN BUMBLEBEES HIBERNATE IN THE WINTER, ALTHOUGH THE REST OF THE COLONY WILL HAVE DIED The main diet of adult honey bees is nectar and pollen. Larvae are fed royal jelly which is a protein-rich secretion made by young worker bees. It comes from the hypopharyngeal glands, which are a pair of long glands coiled in the sides of the head. The amount fed to the larvae depends on their future role in the colony. BEES QUIZ - HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT BEES? b) About 6 weeks. c) Possibly 24 - 36 weeks. d) Up to 100 years. 8. How many types of bees are there in the whole world? a) About 25,000 known species, with probably more to be discovered. b) About 15,000 known species, with probably more to be discovered. c) About 1000,000,000 species, already discovered. d) WASP NESTS - WHAT A NEST LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT THEMWHAT DO WASP NESTS LOOK LIKE?A WASP NEST, DEPENDING ON THE SPECIES AND NUMBER OF WASPS, CAN BE A FANTASTIC STRUCTURE - TRULY AN ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECE TO RIVAL THE HONEYCOMB...WHERE DO WASPS BUILD THEIR NESTS?AS STATED, A NEST MAY BE IN THE GROUND - OR IN A COMPOST HEAP, FOR THAT MATTER.WHEN BUILDING AERIAL NESTS, WASPS COMMONLY BUILD THEIR NESTS IN TREE...WASP NEST IN SHED OR GARAGENESTS ARE COMMONLY FOUND IN SHEDS AND GARAGES, ANDTHIS PHOTOGRAPH BELOW PROVIDES A CLEAR IMAGE OF A NICE SMOOTH LOOKING WASP NEST INITS ENTIRETY, T...WASP NEST IN THE COMPOST HEAPFOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, WE HAD A NEST IN OUR COMPOST HEAP. AT THAT TIME, THE COMPOSTER WAS MADE OFPLASTIC, AND CLOSE TO THE BACK DOOR OF THE HOUSE....WASP NESTS IN THE LOFT OR ATTICANOTHER COMMON PLACE TO SEE THEM, AND SOMETIMES ANOCCASIONAL HIBERNATING QUEEN OR TWO, IS THE LOFT OR ATTIC. AS STATED, WE HAVE HAD HIBERNATING WAS...SEEK ASSISTANCE IF A NEST IS LARGE AND INTOLERABLE - TAKE STEPS TO DETER THEM IN THE FUTUREIF YOU DISCOVER A LARGE NEST IN THE ATTIC AND FIND THIS INTOLERABLE, YOU WILL HAVE TO CALL FOR PROFESSIONAL HELP. ALTERNATIVELY, YOU COULD LEAVE TH...THE EAVES OF A HOUSE OR BUILDINGANOTHER FAVOURITE. IF THE NEST APPEARS ON A SCHOOL, THE WASP COLONY MAY BEFINISHED AND GONE BY THE TIME CHILDREN RETURN FROM THE SUMMER VACATIONPER...HOW TO REMOVE A WASP NEST AND DETER THEM IN THE FUTUREPERSONALLY, I LOVE WASPS, AND I AM ABLE TO TOLERATE WASPS ANYWAY, AND I ADVISE AGAINST KILLING WASPS, BUT IF CIRCUMSTANCES ARE SUCH THAT SOMETHING... Wasp Nests - Identification And What To Do About Them. Updated: 29th January 2021. It's true that wasp nests are not usually welcomed by humans, but it has to be said that on balance, wasps are very beneficial insects both as pollinators (whose role is probably not fully understood), and as natural 'pest control', because they can help keep down populations of crop eating ‘pests’. IS IT POSSIBLE TO HELP A BUMBLE BEE WITH A DAMAGED WING? About Bee Wings. All bees have 2 sets of wings. During flight, bumble bees twist their wings using their flight muscles, to help them gain lift. You can read more about bumble bee flight, and watch a video here. Bumble bee wings often become damaged and ragged with age and exposure to the elements, and this is one of the ways in which older DO BEES LIKE HYDRANGEAS? WHICH HYDRANGEAS SHOULD YOU PLANT The answer is: they like some varieties and cultivars, and not others. Some hydrangeas are good for bees and other pollinators, but this is not true of all varieties. Therefore, it is necessary to select your hydrangea specimen carefully if you want to attract bees into your garden. The same varieties popular with honey bees and bumble bees are HOW LONG DO BEES LIVE? Accounts of how long bumble bees live, do vary between species and studies. For example, Bombus terricola workers were observed to live 13.2 days on average to around 2 weeks, but in other studies, workers were observed to live for up to 41.3 days – about 6 weeks. It is believed that workers engaged in nest duties live longer than bumblebee
DO BUMBLE BEES MAKE HONEY? Do Bumble Bees Make Honey? Updated: 9th February 2021. Everyone knows honey bees make honey. But what about bumble bees? Question: Do bumble bees make honey? The short answer is: No. Honey is the winter food store of the honey bee which is made from nectar gathered by honey bees. It goes through a transformation process to create honey, which is stored for winter to feed the colony. THE DRONE BEE: AN OVERVIEW OF THE LIFE OF A MALE HONEY BEE Drone Bee: The life of the Male Honey Bee - (Apis mellifera) Updated: 17th February 2021. Drones are fertile male honey bees, and they are vital for the survival of honey bee colonies. Their primary role is to mate with a receptive queen honey bee, in order to ensure future generations of honey bees, and indeed, expansion and creation of newcolonies.
BEES ARE AMAZING!
50 Facts about the amazing honey bee. The sight of swarming bees may unnerve some people, bu it's a very natural and wonderful part of the life cycle of honey bees (Apis mellifera). Do bees eat meat? Amazingly, a small group of tropical species do! BEES QUIZ - HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT BEES? b) About 6 weeks. c) Possibly 24 - 36 weeks. d) Up to 100 years. 8. How many types of bees are there in the whole world? a) About 25,000 known species, with probably more to be discovered. b) About 15,000 known species, with probably more to be discovered. c) About 1000,000,000 species, already discovered. d) SHADE GARDEN PLANTS FOR BEES Shade Garden Plants For Bees. Which are the best plants for bees in a shade garden? What can you grow for bees in such challenging conditions? Although it seems pollinators prefer foraging in sunshine, a shade garden can provide a number of opportunities for wildlife, including bees, particularly if the shade is caused by hedgerows ortrees.
DO BEES LIKE HYDRANGEAS? WHICH HYDRANGEAS SHOULD YOU PLANT The answer is: they like some varieties and cultivars, and not others. Some hydrangeas are good for bees and other pollinators, but this is not true of all varieties. Therefore, it is necessary to select your hydrangea specimen carefully if you want to attract bees into your garden. The same varieties popular with honey bees and bumble bees are BUMBLE BEE FORAGING BEHAVIOUR However, the data on bumble bees does not provide a clear picture, to my knowledge. Flight and foraging ranges are variable, dependent on species and environmental factors (i.e. availability of rewarding flowers). Various studies have been carried out, but the results are rather mixed and not conclusive. In some instances, the results could be said to have been a product of the study design WHY DO BUMBLE BEES DIG IN THE GROUND? 2. Nematodes (Sphaerularia bombi). These parasites live and mate in the soil, and it is the females which attack queen bumble bees, usually during their winter hibernation, but more rarely they are also believed to attack early emerging queens. The female nematode is fertilized, and releases its eggs into the body of the bumble beequeen.
HOW TO RESCUE A BEE FROM A SPIDER'S WEB Rescuing a bee from a spider's web - steps to take. When approaching a bee trapped in a web, try to approach from the underside of the bee, if that makes sense, as if you were scooping it up and out of the web. I have found that a 'scooping' action from the underside, helps the bee to become less tangled. At the end of the day though, you can CLAY SOIL PLANTS FOR BEES Clay Soil Plants for Bees. Updated: 17th February 2021. Clay soil can be very challenging even without the conundrum of how to fill it with plants that will benefit bees and other pollinators. WHY DO BUMBLE BEES BUMP AGAINST WINDOWS? A main reason is that generally, some bumble bees are attracted to shade when looking for a place to nest. They will seek out crevices and holes that look as though they may provide shelter. Looking from the outside in, what the bees see is a dark area worth exploring. Unfortunately, this is when bees will bump against the window. HOW TO REPEL OR REMOVE WASPS WITHOUT KILLING THEM How To Repel Or Remove Wasps Without Killing Them. Updated: 9th February 2021. How can you repel or remove wasps without actually killing them? Increasingly, people are understanding that wasps are beneficial to the environment: they are pollinators and helpful as a form or natural pest control in the garden, carrying off aphids tofeed their young.
BEES ARE AMAZING!ABOUT BEESWHAT IS A BEEWHY ARE BEES GOOD POLLINATORSBEE IDENTIFICATIONBEE NEST FAQS 50 Facts about the amazing honey bee. The sight of swarming bees may unnerve some people, bu it's a very natural and wonderful part of the life cycle of honey bees (Apis mellifera). Do bees eat meat? Amazingly, a small group of tropical species do! TYPES OF BEES: THE DIFFERENT SPECIES, FAMILIES AND GENERAS Types of Bees. Updated: 29th January 2021. Question: How many types of bees are there in the world? Answer: There are over 4,000 genera (types of bees) and around 25,000 individual recorded species, but there are probably more species to be discovered. Exploring the different types of bees. All bees belong to the insect or Super-family 'Apoidea'. Apoidea also includes 'sphecoid wasps', from WHAT DO BEES EAT?FIRSTLY, WHY DO BEES EAT POLLEN AND NECTAR?ADULTS MOSTLY EAT NECTAR WITH A LITTLE POLLEN, THOUGH QUEENS MAY CONSUME MORE POLLEN, AT LEAST INITIALLY.POLLEN (OFTEN MIXED WITH A LITTLE NECTAR)...WHAT DO QUEEN BUMBLE BEES EAT?QUEEN BUMBLEBEES HIBERNATE IN THE WINTER, ALTHOUGH THE REST OF THE COLONY WILL HAVE DIED The main diet of adult honey bees is nectar and pollen. Larvae are fed royal jelly which is a protein-rich secretion made by young worker bees. It comes from the hypopharyngeal glands, which are a pair of long glands coiled in the sides of the head. The amount fed to the larvae depends on their future role in the colony. WASP NESTS - WHAT A NEST LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT THEM Wasp Nests - Identification And What To Do About Them. Updated: 29th January 2021. It's true that wasp nests are not usually welcomed by humans, but it has to be said that on balance, wasps are very beneficial insects both as pollinators (whose role is probably not fully understood), and as natural 'pest control', because they can help keep down populations of crop eating ‘pests’. HOW LONG DO BEES LIVE? Accounts of how long bumble bees live, do vary between species and studies. For example, Bombus terricola workers were observed to live 13.2 days on average to around 2 weeks, but in other studies, workers were observed to live for up to 41.3 days – about 6 weeks. It is believed that workers engaged in nest duties live longer than bumblebee
IS IT POSSIBLE TO HELP A BUMBLE BEE WITH A DAMAGED WING? About Bee Wings. All bees have 2 sets of wings. During flight, bumble bees twist their wings using their flight muscles, to help them gain lift. You can read more about bumble bee flight, and watch a video here. Bumble bee wings often become damaged and ragged with age and exposure to the elements, and this is one of the ways in which olderBEES LOVE LUPINS
Bees love lupins (or lupine) – but so do slugs and snails, so what can you do?. Updated: 14th February 2021. I always remembered watching bumble bees foraging on our lupins when I was a child, so I was determined to have lupins in our border. THE DRONE BEE: AN OVERVIEW OF THE LIFE OF A MALE HONEY BEE Drone Bee: The life of the Male Honey Bee - (Apis mellifera) Updated: 17th February 2021. Drones are fertile male honey bees, and they are vital for the survival of honey bee colonies. Their primary role is to mate with a receptive queen honey bee, in order to ensure future generations of honey bees, and indeed, expansion and creation of newcolonies.
DO BUMBLE BEES MAKE HONEY? Do Bumble Bees Make Honey? Updated: 9th February 2021. Everyone knows honey bees make honey. But what about bumble bees? Question: Do bumble bees make honey? The short answer is: No. Honey is the winter food store of the honey bee which is made from nectar gathered by honey bees. It goes through a transformation process to create honey, which is stored for winter to feed the colony. WHY SHERLOCK HOLMES RETIRED AND BECAME A BEEKEEPER The Beekeeper's Apprentice: or, On the Segregation of the Queen (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Book 1). According to the description, it is 1915 and Sherlock Holmes is retired and studying honey bees when he meets a recently orphaned gawky fifteen year old, Mary Russell, on the Sussex Downs. Under Holme's reluctant tutelage, the young woman BEES ARE AMAZING!ABOUT BEESWHAT IS A BEEWHY ARE BEES GOOD POLLINATORSBEE IDENTIFICATIONBEE NEST FAQS 50 Facts about the amazing honey bee. The sight of swarming bees may unnerve some people, bu it's a very natural and wonderful part of the life cycle of honey bees (Apis mellifera). Do bees eat meat? Amazingly, a small group of tropical species do! TYPES OF BEES: THE DIFFERENT SPECIES, FAMILIES AND GENERAS Types of Bees. Updated: 29th January 2021. Question: How many types of bees are there in the world? Answer: There are over 4,000 genera (types of bees) and around 25,000 individual recorded species, but there are probably more species to be discovered. Exploring the different types of bees. All bees belong to the insect or Super-family 'Apoidea'. Apoidea also includes 'sphecoid wasps', from WHAT DO BEES EAT?FIRSTLY, WHY DO BEES EAT POLLEN AND NECTAR?ADULTS MOSTLY EAT NECTAR WITH A LITTLE POLLEN, THOUGH QUEENS MAY CONSUME MORE POLLEN, AT LEAST INITIALLY.POLLEN (OFTEN MIXED WITH A LITTLE NECTAR)...WHAT DO QUEEN BUMBLE BEES EAT?QUEEN BUMBLEBEES HIBERNATE IN THE WINTER, ALTHOUGH THE REST OF THE COLONY WILL HAVE DIED The main diet of adult honey bees is nectar and pollen. Larvae are fed royal jelly which is a protein-rich secretion made by young worker bees. It comes from the hypopharyngeal glands, which are a pair of long glands coiled in the sides of the head. The amount fed to the larvae depends on their future role in the colony. WASP NESTS - WHAT A NEST LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT THEM Wasp Nests - Identification And What To Do About Them. Updated: 29th January 2021. It's true that wasp nests are not usually welcomed by humans, but it has to be said that on balance, wasps are very beneficial insects both as pollinators (whose role is probably not fully understood), and as natural 'pest control', because they can help keep down populations of crop eating ‘pests’. HOW LONG DO BEES LIVE? Accounts of how long bumble bees live, do vary between species and studies. For example, Bombus terricola workers were observed to live 13.2 days on average to around 2 weeks, but in other studies, workers were observed to live for up to 41.3 days – about 6 weeks. It is believed that workers engaged in nest duties live longer than bumblebee
IS IT POSSIBLE TO HELP A BUMBLE BEE WITH A DAMAGED WING? About Bee Wings. All bees have 2 sets of wings. During flight, bumble bees twist their wings using their flight muscles, to help them gain lift. You can read more about bumble bee flight, and watch a video here. Bumble bee wings often become damaged and ragged with age and exposure to the elements, and this is one of the ways in which olderBEES LOVE LUPINS
Bees love lupins (or lupine) – but so do slugs and snails, so what can you do?. Updated: 14th February 2021. I always remembered watching bumble bees foraging on our lupins when I was a child, so I was determined to have lupins in our border. THE DRONE BEE: AN OVERVIEW OF THE LIFE OF A MALE HONEY BEE Drone Bee: The life of the Male Honey Bee - (Apis mellifera) Updated: 17th February 2021. Drones are fertile male honey bees, and they are vital for the survival of honey bee colonies. Their primary role is to mate with a receptive queen honey bee, in order to ensure future generations of honey bees, and indeed, expansion and creation of newcolonies.
DO BUMBLE BEES MAKE HONEY? Do Bumble Bees Make Honey? Updated: 9th February 2021. Everyone knows honey bees make honey. But what about bumble bees? Question: Do bumble bees make honey? The short answer is: No. Honey is the winter food store of the honey bee which is made from nectar gathered by honey bees. It goes through a transformation process to create honey, which is stored for winter to feed the colony. WHY SHERLOCK HOLMES RETIRED AND BECAME A BEEKEEPER The Beekeeper's Apprentice: or, On the Segregation of the Queen (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Book 1). According to the description, it is 1915 and Sherlock Holmes is retired and studying honey bees when he meets a recently orphaned gawky fifteen year old, Mary Russell, on the Sussex Downs. Under Holme's reluctant tutelage, the young woman BEES QUIZ - HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT BEES? b) About 6 weeks. c) Possibly 24 - 36 weeks. d) Up to 100 years. 8. How many types of bees are there in the whole world? a) About 25,000 known species, with probably more to be discovered. b) About 15,000 known species, with probably more to be discovered. c) About 1000,000,000 species, already discovered. d) HISTORY OF BEEKEEPING FROM AROUND 6000 BC TO MODERN TIMES History Of Beekeeping: Time Line from 1500s. 1538 – Spanish import the first European honey bees to South America. 1682 – George Wheler – an English clergyman and travel writer, discovers and describes Greek hives (forerunner of modern hives with movable frames). 1700 – Again according to the book “Bee” above, written by Claire DO BEES LIKE HYDRANGEAS? WHICH HYDRANGEAS SHOULD YOU PLANT The answer is: they like some varieties and cultivars, and not others. Some hydrangeas are good for bees and other pollinators, but this is not true of all varieties. Therefore, it is necessary to select your hydrangea specimen carefully if you want to attract bees into your garden. The same varieties popular with honey bees and bumble bees are SHADE GARDEN PLANTS FOR BEES Shade Garden Plants For Bees. Which are the best plants for bees in a shade garden? What can you grow for bees in such challenging conditions? Although it seems pollinators prefer foraging in sunshine, a shade garden can provide a number of opportunities for wildlife, including bees, particularly if the shade is caused by hedgerows ortrees.
BEES NEST IN THE ATTIC Bees Nest In The Attic - What Should I Do? Updated: 27th April 2021. I received the following query regarding a bumble bee nest in the attic. Of concern was the fact that the gentleman needed to have some plumbing work done soon. 20 FLOWERING SHRUBS FOR BEES, BUTTERFLIES AND OTHER A superb flowering shrub for bees, Guelder rose ( Viburnum opulus ), is perfect for a wildlife garden, as the gorgeous white flowers are enjoyed by bees and hoverflies, and the lovely red berries are an important food source for a variety of finches and thrushes. It quite likes damp but well drained soil. WHY DO BUMBLE BEES DIG IN THE GROUND? 2. Nematodes (Sphaerularia bombi). These parasites live and mate in the soil, and it is the females which attack queen bumble bees, usually during their winter hibernation, but more rarely they are also believed to attack early emerging queens. The female nematode is fertilized, and releases its eggs into the body of the bumble beequeen.
CLAY SOIL PLANTS FOR BEES Clay Soil Plants for Bees. Updated: 17th February 2021. Clay soil can be very challenging even without the conundrum of how to fill it with plants that will benefit bees and other pollinators. HOW TO RESCUE A BEE FROM A SPIDER'S WEB Rescuing a bee from a spider's web - steps to take. When approaching a bee trapped in a web, try to approach from the underside of the bee, if that makes sense, as if you were scooping it up and out of the web. I have found that a 'scooping' action from the underside, helps the bee to become less tangled. At the end of the day though, you can WHY SHERLOCK HOLMES RETIRED AND BECAME A BEEKEEPER The Beekeeper's Apprentice: or, On the Segregation of the Queen (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Book 1). According to the description, it is 1915 and Sherlock Holmes is retired and studying honey bees when he meets a recently orphaned gawky fifteen year old, Mary Russell, on the Sussex Downs. Under Holme's reluctant tutelage, the young woman BEES ARE AMAZING!ABOUT BEESWHAT IS A BEEWHY ARE BEES GOOD POLLINATORSBEE IDENTIFICATIONBEE NEST FAQS 50 Facts about the amazing honey bee. The sight of swarming bees may unnerve some people, bu it's a very natural and wonderful part of the life cycle of honey bees (Apis mellifera). Do bees eat meat? Amazingly, a small group of tropical species do! TYPES OF BEES: THE DIFFERENT SPECIES, FAMILIES AND GENERAS Types of Bees. Updated: 29th January 2021. Question: How many types of bees are there in the world? Answer: There are over 4,000 genera (types of bees) and around 25,000 individual recorded species, but there are probably more species to be discovered. Exploring the different types of bees. All bees belong to the insect or Super-family 'Apoidea'. Apoidea also includes 'sphecoid wasps', from BEES QUIZ - HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT BEES? b) About 6 weeks. c) Possibly 24 - 36 weeks. d) Up to 100 years. 8. How many types of bees are there in the whole world? a) About 25,000 known species, with probably more to be discovered. b) About 15,000 known species, with probably more to be discovered. c) About 1000,000,000 species, already discovered. d) WHAT DO BEES EAT?FIRSTLY, WHY DO BEES EAT POLLEN AND NECTAR?ADULTS MOSTLY EAT NECTAR WITH A LITTLE POLLEN, THOUGH QUEENS MAY CONSUME MORE POLLEN, AT LEAST INITIALLY.POLLEN (OFTEN MIXED WITH A LITTLE NECTAR)...WHAT DO QUEEN BUMBLE BEES EAT?QUEEN BUMBLEBEES HIBERNATE IN THE WINTER, ALTHOUGH THE REST OF THE COLONY WILL HAVE DIED The main diet of adult honey bees is nectar and pollen. Larvae are fed royal jelly which is a protein-rich secretion made by young worker bees. It comes from the hypopharyngeal glands, which are a pair of long glands coiled in the sides of the head. The amount fed to the larvae depends on their future role in the colony. WASP NESTS - WHAT A NEST LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT THEMWHAT DO WASP NESTS LOOK LIKE?A WASP NEST, DEPENDING ON THE SPECIES AND NUMBER OF WASPS, CAN BE A FANTASTIC STRUCTURE - TRULY AN ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECE TO RIVAL THE HONEYCOMB...WHERE DO WASPS BUILD THEIR NESTS?AS STATED, A NEST MAY BE IN THE GROUND - OR IN A COMPOST HEAP, FOR THAT MATTER.WHEN BUILDING AERIAL NESTS, WASPS COMMONLY BUILD THEIR NESTS IN TREE...WASP NEST IN SHED OR GARAGENESTS ARE COMMONLY FOUND IN SHEDS AND GARAGES, ANDTHIS PHOTOGRAPH BELOW PROVIDES A CLEAR IMAGE OF A NICE SMOOTH LOOKING WASP NEST INITS ENTIRETY, T...WASP NEST IN THE COMPOST HEAPFOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, WE HAD A NEST IN OUR COMPOST HEAP. AT THAT TIME, THE COMPOSTER WAS MADE OFPLASTIC, AND CLOSE TO THE BACK DOOR OF THE HOUSE....WASP NESTS IN THE LOFT OR ATTICANOTHER COMMON PLACE TO SEE THEM, AND SOMETIMES ANOCCASIONAL HIBERNATING QUEEN OR TWO, IS THE LOFT OR ATTIC. AS STATED, WE HAVE HAD HIBERNATING WAS...SEEK ASSISTANCE IF A NEST IS LARGE AND INTOLERABLE - TAKE STEPS TO DETER THEM IN THE FUTUREIF YOU DISCOVER A LARGE NEST IN THE ATTIC AND FIND THIS INTOLERABLE, YOU WILL HAVE TO CALL FOR PROFESSIONAL HELP. ALTERNATIVELY, YOU COULD LEAVE TH...THE EAVES OF A HOUSE OR BUILDINGANOTHER FAVOURITE. IF THE NEST APPEARS ON A SCHOOL, THE WASP COLONY MAY BEFINISHED AND GONE BY THE TIME CHILDREN RETURN FROM THE SUMMER VACATIONPER...HOW TO REMOVE A WASP NEST AND DETER THEM IN THE FUTUREPERSONALLY, I LOVE WASPS, AND I AM ABLE TO TOLERATE WASPS ANYWAY, AND I ADVISE AGAINST KILLING WASPS, BUT IF CIRCUMSTANCES ARE SUCH THAT SOMETHING... Wasp Nests - Identification And What To Do About Them. Updated: 29th January 2021. It's true that wasp nests are not usually welcomed by humans, but it has to be said that on balance, wasps are very beneficial insects both as pollinators (whose role is probably not fully understood), and as natural 'pest control', because they can help keep down populations of crop eating ‘pests’. HOW LONG DO BEES LIVE? Accounts of how long bumble bees live, do vary between species and studies. For example, Bombus terricola workers were observed to live 13.2 days on average to around 2 weeks, but in other studies, workers were observed to live for up to 41.3 days – about 6 weeks. It is believed that workers engaged in nest duties live longer than bumblebee
IS IT POSSIBLE TO HELP A BUMBLE BEE WITH A DAMAGED WING? About Bee Wings. All bees have 2 sets of wings. During flight, bumble bees twist their wings using their flight muscles, to help them gain lift. You can read more about bumble bee flight, and watch a video here. Bumble bee wings often become damaged and ragged with age and exposure to the elements, and this is one of the ways in which older DO BEES LIKE HYDRANGEAS? WHICH HYDRANGEAS SHOULD YOU PLANT The answer is: they like some varieties and cultivars, and not others. Some hydrangeas are good for bees and other pollinators, but this is not true of all varieties. Therefore, it is necessary to select your hydrangea specimen carefully if you want to attract bees into your garden. The same varieties popular with honey bees and bumble bees are DO BUMBLE BEES MAKE HONEY? Do Bumble Bees Make Honey? Updated: 9th February 2021. Everyone knows honey bees make honey. But what about bumble bees? Question: Do bumble bees make honey? The short answer is: No. Honey is the winter food store of the honey bee which is made from nectar gathered by honey bees. It goes through a transformation process to create honey, which is stored for winter to feed the colony. THE DRONE BEE: AN OVERVIEW OF THE LIFE OF A MALE HONEY BEE Drone Bee: The life of the Male Honey Bee - (Apis mellifera) Updated: 17th February 2021. Drones are fertile male honey bees, and they are vital for the survival of honey bee colonies. Their primary role is to mate with a receptive queen honey bee, in order to ensure future generations of honey bees, and indeed, expansion and creation of newcolonies.
BEES ARE AMAZING!ABOUT BEESWHAT IS A BEEWHY ARE BEES GOOD POLLINATORSBEE IDENTIFICATIONBEE NEST FAQS 50 Facts about the amazing honey bee. The sight of swarming bees may unnerve some people, bu it's a very natural and wonderful part of the life cycle of honey bees (Apis mellifera). Do bees eat meat? Amazingly, a small group of tropical species do! TYPES OF BEES: THE DIFFERENT SPECIES, FAMILIES AND GENERAS Types of Bees. Updated: 29th January 2021. Question: How many types of bees are there in the world? Answer: There are over 4,000 genera (types of bees) and around 25,000 individual recorded species, but there are probably more species to be discovered. Exploring the different types of bees. All bees belong to the insect or Super-family 'Apoidea'. Apoidea also includes 'sphecoid wasps', from BEES QUIZ - HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT BEES? b) About 6 weeks. c) Possibly 24 - 36 weeks. d) Up to 100 years. 8. How many types of bees are there in the whole world? a) About 25,000 known species, with probably more to be discovered. b) About 15,000 known species, with probably more to be discovered. c) About 1000,000,000 species, already discovered. d) WHAT DO BEES EAT?FIRSTLY, WHY DO BEES EAT POLLEN AND NECTAR?ADULTS MOSTLY EAT NECTAR WITH A LITTLE POLLEN, THOUGH QUEENS MAY CONSUME MORE POLLEN, AT LEAST INITIALLY.POLLEN (OFTEN MIXED WITH A LITTLE NECTAR)...WHAT DO QUEEN BUMBLE BEES EAT?QUEEN BUMBLEBEES HIBERNATE IN THE WINTER, ALTHOUGH THE REST OF THE COLONY WILL HAVE DIED The main diet of adult honey bees is nectar and pollen. Larvae are fed royal jelly which is a protein-rich secretion made by young worker bees. It comes from the hypopharyngeal glands, which are a pair of long glands coiled in the sides of the head. The amount fed to the larvae depends on their future role in the colony. WASP NESTS - WHAT A NEST LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT THEMWHAT DO WASP NESTS LOOK LIKE?A WASP NEST, DEPENDING ON THE SPECIES AND NUMBER OF WASPS, CAN BE A FANTASTIC STRUCTURE - TRULY AN ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECE TO RIVAL THE HONEYCOMB...WHERE DO WASPS BUILD THEIR NESTS?AS STATED, A NEST MAY BE IN THE GROUND - OR IN A COMPOST HEAP, FOR THAT MATTER.WHEN BUILDING AERIAL NESTS, WASPS COMMONLY BUILD THEIR NESTS IN TREE...WASP NEST IN SHED OR GARAGENESTS ARE COMMONLY FOUND IN SHEDS AND GARAGES, ANDTHIS PHOTOGRAPH BELOW PROVIDES A CLEAR IMAGE OF A NICE SMOOTH LOOKING WASP NEST INITS ENTIRETY, T...WASP NEST IN THE COMPOST HEAPFOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, WE HAD A NEST IN OUR COMPOST HEAP. AT THAT TIME, THE COMPOSTER WAS MADE OFPLASTIC, AND CLOSE TO THE BACK DOOR OF THE HOUSE....WASP NESTS IN THE LOFT OR ATTICANOTHER COMMON PLACE TO SEE THEM, AND SOMETIMES ANOCCASIONAL HIBERNATING QUEEN OR TWO, IS THE LOFT OR ATTIC. AS STATED, WE HAVE HAD HIBERNATING WAS...SEEK ASSISTANCE IF A NEST IS LARGE AND INTOLERABLE - TAKE STEPS TO DETER THEM IN THE FUTUREIF YOU DISCOVER A LARGE NEST IN THE ATTIC AND FIND THIS INTOLERABLE, YOU WILL HAVE TO CALL FOR PROFESSIONAL HELP. ALTERNATIVELY, YOU COULD LEAVE TH...THE EAVES OF A HOUSE OR BUILDINGANOTHER FAVOURITE. IF THE NEST APPEARS ON A SCHOOL, THE WASP COLONY MAY BEFINISHED AND GONE BY THE TIME CHILDREN RETURN FROM THE SUMMER VACATIONPER...HOW TO REMOVE A WASP NEST AND DETER THEM IN THE FUTUREPERSONALLY, I LOVE WASPS, AND I AM ABLE TO TOLERATE WASPS ANYWAY, AND I ADVISE AGAINST KILLING WASPS, BUT IF CIRCUMSTANCES ARE SUCH THAT SOMETHING... Wasp Nests - Identification And What To Do About Them. Updated: 29th January 2021. It's true that wasp nests are not usually welcomed by humans, but it has to be said that on balance, wasps are very beneficial insects both as pollinators (whose role is probably not fully understood), and as natural 'pest control', because they can help keep down populations of crop eating ‘pests’. HOW LONG DO BEES LIVE? Accounts of how long bumble bees live, do vary between species and studies. For example, Bombus terricola workers were observed to live 13.2 days on average to around 2 weeks, but in other studies, workers were observed to live for up to 41.3 days – about 6 weeks. It is believed that workers engaged in nest duties live longer than bumblebee
IS IT POSSIBLE TO HELP A BUMBLE BEE WITH A DAMAGED WING? About Bee Wings. All bees have 2 sets of wings. During flight, bumble bees twist their wings using their flight muscles, to help them gain lift. You can read more about bumble bee flight, and watch a video here. Bumble bee wings often become damaged and ragged with age and exposure to the elements, and this is one of the ways in which older DO BEES LIKE HYDRANGEAS? WHICH HYDRANGEAS SHOULD YOU PLANT The answer is: they like some varieties and cultivars, and not others. Some hydrangeas are good for bees and other pollinators, but this is not true of all varieties. Therefore, it is necessary to select your hydrangea specimen carefully if you want to attract bees into your garden. The same varieties popular with honey bees and bumble bees are DO BUMBLE BEES MAKE HONEY? Do Bumble Bees Make Honey? Updated: 9th February 2021. Everyone knows honey bees make honey. But what about bumble bees? Question: Do bumble bees make honey? The short answer is: No. Honey is the winter food store of the honey bee which is made from nectar gathered by honey bees. It goes through a transformation process to create honey, which is stored for winter to feed the colony. THE DRONE BEE: AN OVERVIEW OF THE LIFE OF A MALE HONEY BEE Drone Bee: The life of the Male Honey Bee - (Apis mellifera) Updated: 17th February 2021. Drones are fertile male honey bees, and they are vital for the survival of honey bee colonies. Their primary role is to mate with a receptive queen honey bee, in order to ensure future generations of honey bees, and indeed, expansion and creation of newcolonies.
BEES ARE AMAZING!
50 Facts about the amazing honey bee. The sight of swarming bees may unnerve some people, bu it's a very natural and wonderful part of the life cycle of honey bees (Apis mellifera). Do bees eat meat? Amazingly, a small group of tropical species do! BEES QUIZ - HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT BEES? b) About 6 weeks. c) Possibly 24 - 36 weeks. d) Up to 100 years. 8. How many types of bees are there in the whole world? a) About 25,000 known species, with probably more to be discovered. b) About 15,000 known species, with probably more to be discovered. c) About 1000,000,000 species, already discovered. d) DO BEES LIKE HYDRANGEAS? WHICH HYDRANGEAS SHOULD YOU PLANT The answer is: they like some varieties and cultivars, and not others. Some hydrangeas are good for bees and other pollinators, but this is not true of all varieties. Therefore, it is necessary to select your hydrangea specimen carefully if you want to attract bees into your garden. The same varieties popular with honey bees and bumble bees are SHADE GARDEN PLANTS FOR BEES Shade Garden Plants For Bees. Which are the best plants for bees in a shade garden? What can you grow for bees in such challenging conditions? Although it seems pollinators prefer foraging in sunshine, a shade garden can provide a number of opportunities for wildlife, including bees, particularly if the shade is caused by hedgerows ortrees.
WHY DO BUMBLE BEES DIG IN THE GROUND? 2. Nematodes (Sphaerularia bombi). These parasites live and mate in the soil, and it is the females which attack queen bumble bees, usually during their winter hibernation, but more rarely they are also believed to attack early emerging queens. The female nematode is fertilized, and releases its eggs into the body of the bumble beequeen.
BUMBLE BEE FORAGING BEHAVIOUR Answer: It is believed that bumble bees do not perform a waggle dance to communicate food locations as such. However, returning foragers run around the nest emitting a pheromone which is believed to stimulate foraging behaviour (Dornhaus and Chittka 1999, 2001). Interestingly, stingless bees appear to perform a kind of dance which some may find HOW TO RESCUE A BEE FROM A SPIDER'S WEB Rescuing a bee from a spider's web - steps to take. When approaching a bee trapped in a web, try to approach from the underside of the bee, if that makes sense, as if you were scooping it up and out of the web. I have found that a 'scooping' action from the underside, helps the bee to become less tangled. At the end of the day though, you can CLAY SOIL PLANTS FOR BEES Clay Soil Plants for Bees. Updated: 17th February 2021. Clay soil can be very challenging even without the conundrum of how to fill it with plants that will benefit bees and other pollinators. WHY SHERLOCK HOLMES RETIRED AND BECAME A BEEKEEPER The Beekeeper's Apprentice: or, On the Segregation of the Queen (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes Book 1). According to the description, it is 1915 and Sherlock Holmes is retired and studying honey bees when he meets a recently orphaned gawky fifteen year old, Mary Russell, on the Sussex Downs. Under Holme's reluctant tutelage, the young woman HOW TO REPEL OR REMOVE WASPS WITHOUT KILLING THEM How To Repel Or Remove Wasps Without Killing Them. Updated: 9th February 2021. How can you repel or remove wasps without actually killing them? Increasingly, people are understanding that wasps are beneficial to the environment: they are pollinators and helpful as a form or natural pest control in the garden, carrying off aphids tofeed their young.
BEES ARE AMAZING!ABOUT BEESWHAT IS A BEEWHY ARE BEES GOOD POLLINATORSBEE IDENTIFICATIONBEE NEST FAQS Did you know, there are about 25,000 types of bees in the world, with probably more species awaiting discovery? Were you aware that most species are solitary, that males cannot sting, and that collectively, they help to pollinate an estimated one third of all the food we eat? TYPES OF BEES: THE DIFFERENT SPECIES, FAMILIES AND GENERAS Types of Bees. Updated: 29th January 2021. Question: How many types of bees are there in the world? Answer: There are over 4,000 genera (types of bees) and around 25,000 individual recorded species, but there are probably more species to be discovered. Exploring the different types of bees. All bees belong to the insect or Super-family 'Apoidea'. Apoidea also includes 'sphecoid wasps', from WASP NESTS - WHAT A NEST LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT THEMWHAT DO WASP NESTS LOOK LIKE?A WASP NEST, DEPENDING ON THE SPECIES AND NUMBER OF WASPS, CAN BE A FANTASTIC STRUCTURE - TRULY AN ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECE TO RIVAL THE HONEYCOMB...WHERE DO WASPS BUILD THEIR NESTS?AS STATED, A NEST MAY BE IN THE GROUND - OR IN A COMPOST HEAP, FOR THAT MATTER.WHEN BUILDING AERIAL NESTS, WASPS COMMONLY BUILD THEIR NESTS IN TREE...WASP NEST IN SHED OR GARAGENESTS ARE COMMONLY FOUND IN SHEDS AND GARAGES, ANDTHIS PHOTOGRAPH BELOW PROVIDES A CLEAR IMAGE OF A NICE SMOOTH LOOKING WASP NEST INITS ENTIRETY, T...WASP NEST IN THE COMPOST HEAPFOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, WE HAD A NEST IN OUR COMPOST HEAP. AT THAT TIME, THE COMPOSTER WAS MADE OFPLASTIC, AND CLOSE TO THE BACK DOOR OF THE HOUSE....WASP NESTS IN THE LOFT OR ATTICANOTHER COMMON PLACE TO SEE THEM, AND SOMETIMES ANOCCASIONAL HIBERNATING QUEEN OR TWO, IS THE LOFT OR ATTIC. AS STATED, WE HAVE HAD HIBERNATING WAS...SEEK ASSISTANCE IF A NEST IS LARGE AND INTOLERABLE - TAKE STEPS TO DETER THEM IN THE FUTUREIF YOU DISCOVER A LARGE NEST IN THE ATTIC AND FIND THIS INTOLERABLE, YOU WILL HAVE TO CALL FOR PROFESSIONAL HELP. ALTERNATIVELY, YOU COULD LEAVE TH...THE EAVES OF A HOUSE OR BUILDINGANOTHER FAVOURITE. IF THE NEST APPEARS ON A SCHOOL, THE WASP COLONY MAY BEFINISHED AND GONE BY THE TIME CHILDREN RETURN FROM THE SUMMER VACATIONPER...HOW TO REMOVE A WASP NEST AND DETER THEM IN THE FUTUREPERSONALLY, I LOVE WASPS, AND I AM ABLE TO TOLERATE WASPS ANYWAY, AND I ADVISE AGAINST KILLING WASPS, BUT IF CIRCUMSTANCES ARE SUCH THAT SOMETHING... Wasp Nests - Identification And What To Do About Them. Updated: 29th January 2021. It's true that wasp nests are not usually welcomed by humans, but it has to be said that on balance, wasps are very beneficial insects both as pollinators (whose role is probably not fully understood), and as natural 'pest control', because they can help keep down populations of crop eating ‘pests’. WHAT DO BEES EAT?FIRSTLY, WHY DO BEES EAT POLLEN AND NECTAR?ADULTS MOSTLY EAT NECTAR WITH A LITTLE POLLEN, THOUGH QUEENS MAY CONSUME MORE POLLEN, AT LEAST INITIALLY.POLLEN (OFTEN MIXED WITH A LITTLE NECTAR)...WHAT DO QUEEN BUMBLE BEES EAT?QUEEN BUMBLEBEES HIBERNATE IN THE WINTER, ALTHOUGH THE REST OF THE COLONY WILL HAVE DIED Do bees only eat nectar and pollen? There are a few exceptions - bees will sometimes find food elsewhere. For example, honey bees have been noted to eat over-ripe fruit, and will sometimes eat the sweet secretions from extra-floral nectaries found on the green leaves of plants and shrubs. They may even eat the sweet secretions of other insects, notably aphids. HOW LONG DO BEES LIVE? How Long Do Bees Live? Updated: 7th February 2021 "How long do bees live? " The answer to this question depends on the type of bee referred to (honey bee, solitary bee or bumble bee), and the role of the bee within the colony. The lifespan of bees, can of course, also be affected by extraneous factors such as weather, availability of forage, human intervention, and use of insecticides as well DO BEES LIKE HYDRANGEAS? WHICH HYDRANGEAS SHOULD YOU PLANT Go specifically for cultivars with many fertile flowers on the blossom heads. Not all Hydrangea paniculata cultivars are visited by bees, so be sure to check.. I have Hydrangea paniculata 'Confetti' in my garden, and find it is especially attractive to bumble bees. I have it growing in my border. It's a beautiful shrub, and features lovely, loose flower head and a soft, informal appearance in 20 FLOWERING SHRUBS FOR BEES, BUTTERFLIES AND OTHER Ceanothus is a superb evergreen flowering shrub for bees - honey bees, bumble bees and solitary bees appreciate the lovely blue or blue and pinkish flowers. I like the earlier flowering varieties as again, they provide food for bees when foraging opportunities may be limited. DO BUMBLE BEES MAKE HONEY? Do Bumble Bees Make Honey? Updated: 9th February 2021. Everyone knows honey bees make honey. But what about bumble bees? Question: Do bumble bees make honey? The short answer is: No. Honey is the winter food store of the honey bee which is made from nectar gathered by honey bees. It goes through a transformation process to create honey, which is stored for winter to feed the colony. THE DRONE BEE: AN OVERVIEW OF THE LIFE OF A MALE HONEY BEE Drone Bee: The life of the Male Honey Bee - (Apis mellifera) Updated: 17th February 2021. Drones are fertile male honey bees, and they are vital for the survival of honey bee colonies. Their primary role is to mate with a receptive queen honey bee, in order to ensure future generations of honey bees, and indeed, expansion and creation of newcolonies.
DISTURBED A BEE NEST? WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? Query: "Hello, I am buying a plot of land and we knew there was a bumble bee nest in an old compost bin. I had arranged for the nest to be left until the winter and then I would move the bin, however, the bin has been tipped over and the nest disturbed. BEES ARE AMAZING!ABOUT BEESWHAT IS A BEEWHY ARE BEES GOOD POLLINATORSBEE IDENTIFICATIONBEE NEST FAQS Did you know, there are about 25,000 types of bees in the world, with probably more species awaiting discovery? Were you aware that most species are solitary, that males cannot sting, and that collectively, they help to pollinate an estimated one third of all the food we eat? TYPES OF BEES: THE DIFFERENT SPECIES, FAMILIES AND GENERAS Types of Bees. Updated: 29th January 2021. Question: How many types of bees are there in the world? Answer: There are over 4,000 genera (types of bees) and around 25,000 individual recorded species, but there are probably more species to be discovered. Exploring the different types of bees. All bees belong to the insect or Super-family 'Apoidea'. Apoidea also includes 'sphecoid wasps', from WASP NESTS - WHAT A NEST LOOKS LIKE AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT THEMWHAT DO WASP NESTS LOOK LIKE?A WASP NEST, DEPENDING ON THE SPECIES AND NUMBER OF WASPS, CAN BE A FANTASTIC STRUCTURE - TRULY AN ARCHITECTURAL MASTERPIECE TO RIVAL THE HONEYCOMB...WHERE DO WASPS BUILD THEIR NESTS?AS STATED, A NEST MAY BE IN THE GROUND - OR IN A COMPOST HEAP, FOR THAT MATTER.WHEN BUILDING AERIAL NESTS, WASPS COMMONLY BUILD THEIR NESTS IN TREE...WASP NEST IN SHED OR GARAGENESTS ARE COMMONLY FOUND IN SHEDS AND GARAGES, ANDTHIS PHOTOGRAPH BELOW PROVIDES A CLEAR IMAGE OF A NICE SMOOTH LOOKING WASP NEST INITS ENTIRETY, T...WASP NEST IN THE COMPOST HEAPFOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, WE HAD A NEST IN OUR COMPOST HEAP. AT THAT TIME, THE COMPOSTER WAS MADE OFPLASTIC, AND CLOSE TO THE BACK DOOR OF THE HOUSE....WASP NESTS IN THE LOFT OR ATTICANOTHER COMMON PLACE TO SEE THEM, AND SOMETIMES ANOCCASIONAL HIBERNATING QUEEN OR TWO, IS THE LOFT OR ATTIC. AS STATED, WE HAVE HAD HIBERNATING WAS...SEEK ASSISTANCE IF A NEST IS LARGE AND INTOLERABLE - TAKE STEPS TO DETER THEM IN THE FUTUREIF YOU DISCOVER A LARGE NEST IN THE ATTIC AND FIND THIS INTOLERABLE, YOU WILL HAVE TO CALL FOR PROFESSIONAL HELP. ALTERNATIVELY, YOU COULD LEAVE TH...THE EAVES OF A HOUSE OR BUILDINGANOTHER FAVOURITE. IF THE NEST APPEARS ON A SCHOOL, THE WASP COLONY MAY BEFINISHED AND GONE BY THE TIME CHILDREN RETURN FROM THE SUMMER VACATIONPER...HOW TO REMOVE A WASP NEST AND DETER THEM IN THE FUTUREPERSONALLY, I LOVE WASPS, AND I AM ABLE TO TOLERATE WASPS ANYWAY, AND I ADVISE AGAINST KILLING WASPS, BUT IF CIRCUMSTANCES ARE SUCH THAT SOMETHING... Wasp Nests - Identification And What To Do About Them. Updated: 29th January 2021. It's true that wasp nests are not usually welcomed by humans, but it has to be said that on balance, wasps are very beneficial insects both as pollinators (whose role is probably not fully understood), and as natural 'pest control', because they can help keep down populations of crop eating ‘pests’. WHAT DO BEES EAT?FIRSTLY, WHY DO BEES EAT POLLEN AND NECTAR?ADULTS MOSTLY EAT NECTAR WITH A LITTLE POLLEN, THOUGH QUEENS MAY CONSUME MORE POLLEN, AT LEAST INITIALLY.POLLEN (OFTEN MIXED WITH A LITTLE NECTAR)...WHAT DO QUEEN BUMBLE BEES EAT?QUEEN BUMBLEBEES HIBERNATE IN THE WINTER, ALTHOUGH THE REST OF THE COLONY WILL HAVE DIED Do bees only eat nectar and pollen? There are a few exceptions - bees will sometimes find food elsewhere. For example, honey bees have been noted to eat over-ripe fruit, and will sometimes eat the sweet secretions from extra-floral nectaries found on the green leaves of plants and shrubs. They may even eat the sweet secretions of other insects, notably aphids. HOW LONG DO BEES LIVE? How Long Do Bees Live? Updated: 7th February 2021 "How long do bees live? " The answer to this question depends on the type of bee referred to (honey bee, solitary bee or bumble bee), and the role of the bee within the colony. The lifespan of bees, can of course, also be affected by extraneous factors such as weather, availability of forage, human intervention, and use of insecticides as well DO BEES LIKE HYDRANGEAS? WHICH HYDRANGEAS SHOULD YOU PLANT Go specifically for cultivars with many fertile flowers on the blossom heads. Not all Hydrangea paniculata cultivars are visited by bees, so be sure to check.. I have Hydrangea paniculata 'Confetti' in my garden, and find it is especially attractive to bumble bees. I have it growing in my border. It's a beautiful shrub, and features lovely, loose flower head and a soft, informal appearance in 20 FLOWERING SHRUBS FOR BEES, BUTTERFLIES AND OTHER Ceanothus is a superb evergreen flowering shrub for bees - honey bees, bumble bees and solitary bees appreciate the lovely blue or blue and pinkish flowers. I like the earlier flowering varieties as again, they provide food for bees when foraging opportunities may be limited. DO BUMBLE BEES MAKE HONEY? Do Bumble Bees Make Honey? Updated: 9th February 2021. Everyone knows honey bees make honey. But what about bumble bees? Question: Do bumble bees make honey? The short answer is: No. Honey is the winter food store of the honey bee which is made from nectar gathered by honey bees. It goes through a transformation process to create honey, which is stored for winter to feed the colony. THE DRONE BEE: AN OVERVIEW OF THE LIFE OF A MALE HONEY BEE Drone Bee: The life of the Male Honey Bee - (Apis mellifera) Updated: 17th February 2021. Drones are fertile male honey bees, and they are vital for the survival of honey bee colonies. Their primary role is to mate with a receptive queen honey bee, in order to ensure future generations of honey bees, and indeed, expansion and creation of newcolonies.
DISTURBED A BEE NEST? WHAT SHOULD YOU DO? Query: "Hello, I am buying a plot of land and we knew there was a bumble bee nest in an old compost bin. I had arranged for the nest to be left until the winter and then I would move the bin, however, the bin has been tipped over and the nest disturbed. BEES QUIZ - HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT BEES? Bees Quiz 1. Take this quick bees quiz to test your knowledge about the different types of bees! Good luck! 1. How many eyes does a bee have? a) 6 b) 5 c) 8 d) 12. 2. DO BEES LIKE HYDRANGEAS? WHICH HYDRANGEAS SHOULD YOU PLANT Go specifically for cultivars with many fertile flowers on the blossom heads. Not all Hydrangea paniculata cultivars are visited by bees, so be sure to check.. I have Hydrangea paniculata 'Confetti' in my garden, and find it is especially attractive to bumble bees. I have it growing in my border. It's a beautiful shrub, and features lovely, loose flower head and a soft, informal appearance in HISTORY OF BEEKEEPING FROM AROUND 6000 BC TO MODERN TIMES The Egyptians were also practicing a form of beekeeping around 2400 - 2600 years ago during the time of the ‘Old Kingdom’. By then, the power of fire and smoke was known, and in Niuserre's sun temple (Niuserra being a Pharaoh of Egypt during the 5th dynasty), beekeepers were depicted blowing smoke into hives as they removed thehoney-combs.
SHADE GARDEN PLANTS FOR BEES Shade Garden Plants For Bees. Which are the best plants for bees in a shade garden? What can you grow for bees in such challenging conditions? Although it seems pollinators prefer foraging in sunshine, a shade garden can provide a number of opportunities for wildlife, including bees, particularly if the shade is caused by hedgerows ortrees.
DO ALL BEES STING? AN OVERVIEW OF BEES WHICH CAN AND Do All Bees Sting? Some people are afraid of bees generally, as they fear being stung. A common question is: Do all bees sting? The short answer is: No, not all bees sting, and of those which do, in general they are not out to sting people - they do so only if threatened or aggravated in some way, either intentionally or accidentally. But which bees can sting you, and which bees cannot?MINING BEES
Mining Bees - Andrena Updated: 28th February 2021. Mining bees (‘Andrena’) are one of the largest groups of solitary bees.It is believed to consist of over 1,400 known species of bees across the world. They vary greatly in size, from nearly an inch long to extremely tiny - those from the genus Perdita can be smaller than 0.1 inches. They are ground nesting bees. BUMBLE BEE FORAGING BEHAVIOUR It is well known that different bumble bee species have different tongue lengths. Whilst it seems this could affect the foraging behaviour of bumble bees, it should be noted that even within a single colony, tongue length can vary, simply because of the varied sizes of the workers and males. CLAY SOIL PLANTS FOR BEES Clay Soil Plants for Bees. Updated: 17th February 2021. Clay soil can be very challenging even without the conundrum of how to fill it with plants that will benefit bees and other pollinators. IS IT POSSIBLE TO HELP A BUMBLE BEE WITH A DAMAGED WING? "Hi, I have had a bumble bee in my care for the last few days. I found it thinking it was dead at first, but it became quite lively. I gave it sugar water, placed it on a plant on the sill and after I fell asleep for an hour (I do crazy shifts) it was nowhere to be found. HOW TO RESCUE A BEE FROM A SPIDER'S WEB If you see a bee completely wrapped up in cobweb, with a spider right by it, leave it. This was the case above. I went into our greenhouse and saw that this spider had already parceled up what I suspect could have been a mason bee.BuzzAboutBees.Net
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EXPLORE THE WORLD OF BEES..... Did you know, there are about 25,000 types of bees in the world, with probably more species awaiting discovery? Were you aware that most species are solitary, that males cannot sting, and that collectively, they help to pollinate an estimated one third of all the food we eat? _Find out more about bees and how you can help them....................._ HOW DO HONEY BEES TASTE?DO BEES HAVE TEETH?
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The sight of _SWARMING BEES_ may unnerve some people, bu it's a very natural and wonderful part of the life cycle of honey bees (_Apismellifera_).
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Amazingly, a small group of tropical species do!DO BEES SLEEP?
Scientific study suggests that bees exhibit behaviours that suggestthey do!
HOW DO HONEY BEES MAKE HONEY? _"A bee is an exquisite chemist"_ said the Royal Beekeeper to King Charles 1. He was right, of course! WHY DO BEES HAVE FURRY BODIES? As bees visit flowers, they collect fine pollen grains on the many hairs on their bodies. BEES TRAPPED IN SPIDER WEBS? Once free from the web, the bee will clean itself. WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP BEES? Start with these TOP 10 TIPS TO HELP BEES- and share them
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