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What do manuka honey bees have as their primary food?
Manuka honey bees produce Manuka honey which comes largely from new Zealand. These bees feed on the flowers of the Manuka plant in order to produce the honey.
What is the honey bee's job?
the male honey bees mate with the new queen
What was the date when honey bees came to New Zealand?
Honey bees (Apis mellifera) were first introduced to New Zealand by English settlers in the Hokianga, Northland, in 1839.
How do you get honey out of bee hives?
You put some honey in the new hive and the bees will go there
How did bees come to New Zealand?
They are Western honey bees, imported by early European settlers.
What does hummingbirds eat in the winter?
Honey.The bees build up a store of honey during the summer which they eat through the winter. Beekeepers will take a surplus of honey from the hive, but won't take all the honey there is. They also feed the bees with sugar syrup after taking the honey to make sure the bees have enough to see them through the winter.
How did honey bees get to new Zealand?
by huddiling up together and doing shifts
Why do bees make bee hives?
Obviously bees don't make the hives - humans do that. The hives we see today were designed to make it easier to keep bees and harvest honey. Before the current type of hive, it was necessary for the beekeeper to destroy the nest each autumn in order to take the honey.
What do honey bees reproduce?
Honey bees reproduce through a process called sexual reproduction. The queen bee mates with several drones during a nuptial flight, storing their sperm to fertilize her eggs. She lays eggs that develop into worker bees, drones, or new queens.
Why do bees leave their hives and have to start new ones?
because their hive is full of honey
In what states have African killer bees been found?
African killer bees have been found in states such as Arizona, California, New Mexico, Nevada, and Texas. These bees are a hybrid species resulting from the crossbreeding of African honey bees with European honey bees. They are known for their aggressive behavior and ability to sting in large numbers.
How did the africanized honey bees get out?
In 1956 the Brazilian Government asked Dr. Warwick Kerr to create a hybrid between European and African honey bees. While testing the new hybrid, a beekeeper in Sao Paulo accidentally released 26 of these bees and they spread.
