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As defined by the online oxford dictionary:
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- interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both.
Bees cannot have a symbiotic relationship with honey because honey is not an animal. It is not alive, although it is necessary for honeybees' continued survival because honey is used as a food source, as well as pollen, during the winter months when foraging for nectar is not an option.
Honeybees also increase the concentration of honey fed to a soon-to-be queen. The increase in sugar during their larval state is what prompts the morphological change to the queen type honeybee.
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Are honeybees the same as bees?
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.
What term best describes the bees role of gathering pollen is the bee a nice predator parasite or habitat?
Foraging
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
What will happen if all the bees die out?
Bees are becoming extinct because of parasite, habitat loss, and cell phones. There are farms that raise commercial honey bees, and ship them to other farms. People can help to reverse the extinction by planting flowers that bees are attracted to, and by not using pesticides in their gardens. Another way to help reverse this is to support local beekeepers by purchasing their honey.
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 best describes the relationship between the mites and the bees?
mites can not fly but bees can
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.
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.
