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No. Some bumble bees are solitary but even the largest social bumble bee colonies are quite small with up to a couple of hundred members -- compared to a honey bee colony at 20,000 to 60,000 members.
Also, bumble bees only store enough honey for their immediate needs because over the winter the new queens hibernate and the rest of the colony dies. With honey bees they have to build up a large stock of honey for food when they can't forage in the winter because they do not hibernate and a large part of the colony will survive through the winter.
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∙ 13y agohoneybees are a type of bee, but not all bees are honeybees.
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Bees used for commercial honey production?
Apiculture is what the rearing of honey bees [Apisspp] on a large scale is called.
What do honey bees eat?
Bees will eat most sugary things,they like honey the most.I have read most articles and everyone else said that they eat honey.Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/What_does_bees_eat#ixzz1UYIx1CCH
Is bees wax same as canning wax?
No, bees wax is a natural animal product. Paraffin or canning wax is an artificial or synthetic product derived from vegetable oils.
Is a honeybee a carnivore herbivore or omnivore?
A honey bee's diet consists of nectar and pollen, or honey which is made from nectar. All of these are from plant sources, so in this sense honeybees could be class as herbivores, but they don't eat any part of the plants themselves.
Honey bees collect?
The worker bees go out to collect pollen and nectar which they bring back to the Hive for food and to make honey. Honey bees eat honey and pollen as their primary food, but they also gather liquids and juices from plant and fruit exudates. When honey bees come across insects that secrete honeydew, they gather the liquid and store it as honey. When pollen, nectar, or honeydew aren't available, honey bees can collect and store plant spores and dusty animal feed as well.
What are three differences in orchard mason bees and honeybees?
Three differences between Orchard Mason Bees and Honeybees are: 1. Honeybees are more aggessive. 2. Orchard Mason Bees live in mud holes while Honeybees live in hives. 3. Orchard Mason Bees sting less frequently than Honeybees.
Are honeybees the only bees that die after stinging you?
Yes, only honeybees die after they sting.
How many days the bees eggs can become bees?
21 days for honeybees.
What do you call male honeybees?
Male bees are called drones.
What kind of bees do beekeepers keep?
Beekeepers keep honeybees.
What kind of bugs are found in the B horizon?
Well you have bees honeybees hornets bumble bees and wasps
What will happen if honeybees die out?
If bees die out, humans will also. As bees pollinate all the plants we eat.
What would you keep in an apiary?
honey bees (apis mellifera) are kept in hives in an apiary.
At the community level do bumblebees exclude honeybees from an area?
Not at all. I keep honey bees in my garden and there are bumble bees there as well. I have even seen a bumble bee and a honey bee on the same flower.
What would happen if honeybees disappeared?
There would be no bees to pollenate the flowers.
What does a apiologist study?
apiology the scientific study of bees, especially honeybees.
How much do honeybees cost?
That depends very much on where you are buying the bees.
