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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

Can you use hairspray to kill bees?

Oh, please, no!

Hairspray doesn't directly kill insects. It just makes it difficult for them to fly. It may also block their trachaea so they gradually suffocate.

Why are honey combs hexagonal?

Hexagons are the most volumetrically efficient shape for a 2-dimensional cellular structure. In other words, if you want to hold a given amount of honey using the MINIMUM amount of wax? You make a hexigon.

Does bees wax candles clean air?

No, candles that are made from bees wax do not clean the air or purify it in any way. Bees wax candles are popular and are sold in a variety of colors and scents.

Are bees attracted to ginger cardamom etc?

Bees are attracted to colors as well as scents. The flowers of the ginger plant attract birds more so then bees as the pollen is located to deep in the flower.

What do bees make?

Bees make honey, and wax. The wax is used to make candles. The honey is used to make your tea sweet!
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How are bees helpful?

Bees are helpful to us by making honey and speading pollenation

What parts of the world are not inhabited by bees?

The arctic and antarctic (too cold), and in deserts (no flowers).

How strong are honey bees wings?

The honey bee had strong wings in comparison to other flying insects. They can fly great distances and their wings are sturdy.

Are bees afraid of loud noise?

Bees don't have ears so don't hear sound in the way we do.

They are sensitive to vibration through their legs and possibly their antennae and can be alarmed by strong vibrations.

they do have ears.

whether or not they are afraid of loud sounds, i don't know, but the fact that they have ears is a repetitively new discovery

How are bees dying?

Colony Collapse Disorder is a mechanism which is causing the death of worker bees and the corresponding, sudden collapse of the bee colony/hive.

The exact cause is still unknown, although there is a lot of research in this area. The only factor that seems common to all cases of CCD is "nutritional stress", where the colony has suffered from malnutrition prior to the event.

How do bees fertilize?

They carry pollen from flower to flower the pollen from one flower fertilizes other flowers and so on.

Are worker bees male or female?

Worker bees are female. They are non-reproductive females responsible for tasks such as foraging, nursing the young, and building and maintaining the hive.

Do honey bees swim?

No. Bees seen around water are there to drink. They also collect water to take back to the hive.

How long do bumble bees live?

Bumble bees live for about 2 to 6 weeks, although queen bumble bees can live for several months. The duration of their lifespan depends on factors such as the time of year and their role within the colony.

Bummble bees produce honey?

Yes, they do, but only in small quantities so it is generally not worth collecting.

Do bees eat carrot?

No. Bees eat honey that they make from nectar of flowers.

What is the importance of honey?

If bees couldn't make honey from nector then flowers wouldn't be pollonated and so we would run out of flowers, which provide certain medicines.

What are the products from bees?

The main product from bees is honey, but we can also collect beeswax and propolis, a varnish-like substance made from the resins of certain plants.

There is also a certain amount of pollen in the combs, and some people collect royal jelly, though this is only available in very small amounts.

Economic importance of honey?

it helps the flowers because the nector they collect(for the honey) helps keep the flowers alive this is one of the things that honey is good for

What do bees use pollen for?

Bees gather pollen, packing it into a small pocket on their legs, mixing it with nectar from flowers. This mix, known as bee pollen or bee bread is used to feed workers that stay at the beehive.

What season are bumble bees born in?

usually in the beginning of spring so that they can start gathering pollen, nectar and honey.

Economic importance of honey culture?

There will be streams of honey flowing in paradise.

Are bees scared of anything?

Bees may exhibit defensive behavior if they perceive a threat to their hive or themselves. They are most reactive to sudden movements or loud vibrations, which can trigger their natural defense mechanisms, such as stinging. However, bees are not known to experience fear in the same way that humans or other animals do.