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When is a bee not a bee?
A bumble bee is a bee -- just a different sort of bee.Bumble bees do collect nectar and make honey, but not in large enough quantities to make it worth harvesting.However bumble bees are excellent Pollinators, so bumble Bees can be worth keeping. Farmers will pay you money to lend them your hives for the season so that the bumble bees pollinate their crops.
What is the size of a bumble bee?
Bumble bees vary in size depending on the species, but they typically range from 0.4 to 1 inch in length. They are larger and more robust than honey bees, with a hairy body and distinct color patterns.
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?
The description matches that of a Carpenter Bee, known for their large size and black/yellow abdomen. These bees are solitary and often mistaken for bumblebees due to their similar appearance but are typically larger than honeybees. Carpenter bees are important pollinators and are known for their habit of nesting in wood.
How is a bumble bee different from a humble bee?
"Bumble bee" and "humble bee" actually refer to the same type of bee. The correct term is "bumble bee," and it is a large, hairy bee known for its characteristic buzzing sound and pollination activity. "Humble bee" is a less commonly used term for the same insect.
Bees in ground nest are different sizes honey bee size and larger with a honeycomb. what kind of bees are they?
It sounds like the bees you are describing may be bumble bees. Bumble bees can have varying sizes, some larger than honey bees, and they are known to nest in the ground with structures similar to honeycomb. Bumble bees are important pollinators and generally not aggressive unless disturbed.
What a honey bee look likes?
smaller than a bumble bee and larger than a flea!
Can a bumble bee crossbreed with a honey bee?
No, but there are many species of honey bees that will crossbreed
Can bumble bee honey be farmed?
Bumble bees do make honey, but only in small amounts. One colony may make up to a tablespoon of honey in a year. For this reason it is not a practical proposition to farm bumble bee honey.
Social insects that produce sweet liquid from flower nectar it isn't bumble bee or bee or butterfly?
bumble bee its honey.
When is a bee not a bee?
A bumble bee is a bee -- just a different sort of bee.Bumble bees do collect nectar and make honey, but not in large enough quantities to make it worth harvesting.However bumble bees are excellent Pollinators, so bumble Bees can be worth keeping. Farmers will pay you money to lend them your hives for the season so that the bumble bees pollinate their crops.
Do bumble bees generate honey?
No. Honey is only produced by the honey bee - Apis Mellifera.
Is the honey bee native to Australia?
No, it was imported by European settlers. Australia does have its own native bees, but not the honey bee nor the bumble bee.
What kind of big bee flies around plants?
If it is bigger than a honey bee, it will be a bumble bee.
What is the homonym for 'be'?
A homonym for 'be' is 'bee', which refers to the flying insect that collects nectar from flowers to make honey.
Is a honey bee a bumbus?
No. Bombus Bombus is the biological term for bumble bee species. Apis Millefera is the scientific name for the western honey bee.
What do bumble bee eat?
Bumble bees live on pretty much the same diet as honey bees: pollen and nectar (the basis of honey).
At the community level do bumblebees exclude honeybees from an area?
Not at all. I keep honey bees in my garden and there are bumble bees there as well. I have even seen a bumble bee and a honey bee on the same flower.
