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Bees and Beekeeping
Beekeeping is the science of managing honey bees and promoting healthy hive conditions. Honey production involves extracting honey from honey comb and packaging the honey for human use.
2,104 Questions
How many people are killed by bees in one year?
Dr. David Golden said there have been about 40 sting deaths per year based on 10-year national statistics.
Why are bumble bees dying out?
Bumble bees are dying out due to disease. They believe it is the same issue honey bees have contracted but the issue is worse with honey bees.
Why do beekeepers wear white clothing while tending the hives?
Beekeepers wear white clothing because white has a calming effect on bees so they are less inclined to attack.
Do all bee stings have poison?
Bee stings inject a toxin or venom called apitoxin, which is a bitter colourless liquid. Bee venom causes local inflammation and acts as an anticoagulant. It is not a poison.
How does one alleviate the pain of a bee sting?
Bee stings can be very painful. This pain can be alleviated by placing an ice pack on the site of the sting. Tylenol can also be taken to reduce pain over time.
How many grams does a spoonful of honey contain?
It depends on the size of your spoon and the type of honey. Some honeys are more dense than others. A teaspoon of honey weighs about 5-8 grams. A tablespoon of honey weight about 19-22 grams.
Where can the megachile Pluto be found?
Megachile pluto, also known as Wallace's giant bee, is a very large Indonesian resin bee.
Do Honey bees interfere with humans?
For the most part, no - honeybees are fairly docile and will only attack or sting if they or the nest are provoked into attack. Otherwise, honeybees are helpful insects to have around - they are responsible for pollinating the vast majority of our fruit and vegetable fields and orchards so that the plants will produce fruit.
The so-called killer bee is badly named: it should be called an Africanized bee because it is the result of a cross originally between an African queen (apis mellifera scutella) and western drones.
The sting of a single Africanized bee is no more dangerous than that of a western bee, but the Africanized bees tend to be less docile so the risk of being stung multiple times is greater.
In this sense, it could be considered a pest because beekeepers prefer their bees to be more docile so than can be more easily handled.
Well, bees can not bite you, but they CAN sting you. Also, bees don't use their mouths for stinging.
How does a bee keeper get swarm to go inside the hive?
It depends on where the swarm is to begin with. If the beekeeper is hoping to attract a flying swarm, he/she will set up a bait hive and hope to entice a swarm to enter the hive. If he/she has already collected a swarm from somewhere, he/she will have it in a box. If that is the case he/she has two options. 1) just shake the bees into the top of the hive and then put the roof back on or 2) make a little ramp up to the hive entrance, tip the bees out of the box and on to the ramp and they will probably just walk into the hive.
How did colonists bring bees to America?
The colonists had bees shipped to America in hives. The first arrived in the Jamestown colony and spread throughout the area.
What is being done to the population of bees?
What do you mean ? Like how are they dying out? Or why are they disappearing you have to be specific in a online question if you want a specific answer.
Bees do not have noses; they smell with their feet and antennae. Sorry to leave ya disappointed :/
Why do honey bees sting people?
Honey bees sting people when those people are perceived, by the very rudimentary intelligence and instinctive response patterns of the bee, as being a potential threat to the bee hive.
Are there such things as albino bees?
There are some bees that are lighter in color than the yellow and black coloring. However, it has not been proved they are albino.
