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What is a black bee with yellow rear end which I saw browsing flowers along with honey-bees. Larger than honey-bee but not as big as a bumble-bee?
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∙ 15y ago
I think it may be a burrowing bee they live underground in holes as a colony and they look a bit like a bumble bee but not as big
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∙ 15y ago
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What do honeybees eat with?
Honeybees only eat nectar from flowers. The honeybees also eat pollen. The honeybees are a very important part of the worlds ecosystem.
What is an insect that humans need to live?
Yes. There are insects which do help humans. Two examples of this are: leeches and maggots Honeybees and ladybugs..The honeybee pollinates crops and makes honey, the ladybug feeds on harmful insects. Leeches are not insects.
Why are bees endangered?
Honeybees in the U.S. are drastically being reduced in numbers due to a condition called Colony Collapse Syndrome. For reasons that are not well understood, entire colonies of bees, including queens, die off and the hives are abandoned. This is happening all over the country and is serious, because we depend on honeybees to pollinate many of our crops. Some experts believe that the bees are being attacked by a lethal fungus, which is killing the insects and preventing eggs from hatching. Honeybees are not actually endangered yet, but their numbers are dangerously low.
Where does a bumblebee live?
The Bumble Bee lives in a Hive which was created by their queen/king.
What does bumble bees eat?
Bumblebees eat nector found in flowers and other flowering plants.
What is the powdery dust from flowers collected by honeybees?
Pollen. It's part of most flowers' reproductive process, and provides protein in a honeybee's diet. As honeybees collect pollen to return it to their hive, they incidentally spread pollen from flower to flower, accomplishing pollination.
Is a honeybee a reptile?
Yes, honeybees are invertebrates because they do not have spines.
Why is communication so important for honeybee survival?
Without the information they need, they won't be able to pollenate te correct flowers and bring honeybto the world around us. Withut honey, honeybees won't be able to survive.
How does a bee act as a pollinator?
Transfer of pollen from flower to flower or within flowers is the way that honeybees pollinate flowers. The insects in question (Apis spp) seek floral nectars. Pollen will brush and catch on the baskets of honeybee legs for delivery back to the hive or nest and on honeybee bristles for transport to the female parts of flowers.
What do honeybees eat with?
Honeybees only eat nectar from flowers. The honeybees also eat pollen. The honeybees are a very important part of the worlds ecosystem.
What is the habitat of honeybees?
According to www.answers.com/topic/honeybee: "HABITAT Most colonies live in man-made commercial hives; swarms that escape generally nest in hollow trees. They visit a wide range of native and introduced flowers."
The relationship between honeybees and many flowers is an example of?
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What are honeybees attracted to?
Flowers, trees and shrubs that produce pollen and/or nectar.
What would happen if honeybees disappeared?
There would be no bees to pollenate the flowers.
Do honeybees capture prey by distracting it?
Honeybees don't prey on other animals or insects - their sole diet is pollen and nectar obtained from flowers.
Where are honeybees normally found?
Colonies and flowers are places where honeybees normally are found. The colonies may be housed in above-ground hives or nests. The flowers tend to be bright-colored, nectar- and pollen-rich, and single-petaled.
What food do bumblebee hummingbirds eat?
nectar, sugar water, and sap from flowers
