How long can a bee go without food or water?
They drink nectar... I don't think they eat.. but they will get dehydrated quick for their size.. About a day or two..
Is the honey bee a useful insect?
Yes. Without the honey bee, there wouldn't be any honey. Thus they provide a service to us and are useful. It is the only insect that produces food eaten by man. Honey is the only food that includes all the substances necessary to sustain life, including enzymes, vitamins, minerals, and water. Honey bees pollinate plants. Without honey bees, you would not have many of the foods you enjoy each day. See related links for some…
What do honey bees eat as alternative food?
During the flowering season, the main source of food for a honey bee will be nectar which the bee feeds on directly from the plant. During the winter, when no flowers are available and it is too cold for the bee to leave the hive, the bee will eat honey which it has made and stored during the summer specifically for this purpose. If a beekeeper thinks that his bees may not have enough food…
Why do bees collect nectar?
Bees collect nectar for food. Because raw nectar would not store for very long without fermenting, bee convert the surplus of nectar they collect into honey to use as food when nectar is not available. It is this surplus honey that we collect. Beekeepers then replace the honey with sugar syrup which, for the bees, is just as good.