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Honey Bee Background1500 B.C. – early signs of Beekeeping
1568 – discovered bees could raise a queen from young larva
1586 – queen described as mother of the hive
1609- drones showed as male bees
1717- showed that nectar did not fall from the sky
1793- importance bees have in pollination showed
1637- discovered that all workers are female
Important Terms
Brood: a number of young produced or hatched at one time
Drone: A lazy male honey bee
Worker: Female honey bees who take care of the hive
Queen: mother of the hive
Propolis: A reddish resinous cement collected by bees from the buds of tree
Swarm: honeybees that emigrate from a hive and fly off together, accompanied by a queen, to start a new colony.
Overwinter: The bees ability of survive the winter
Not all Bees are the Same
Bumble Bee: Social insects that have black and yellow body hairs, often in bands.
Do not store honey, but feed on nectar and pollen. Live in
small nests (50).
Hornet: They make hive and comb out of
chewed tree bark. Feed on other insects.
Honey Bee: Any bee that stores and collects honey.(Apis Mellifera)
Honey Bee Breeds and Hives
Carniolan Honey Bee+ Originates in Slovenia + Over winters well+ Less susceptible to brood disease+ Rapid build up in early spring
Italian Honey Bees+ General purpose bee+ Easy to locate queen+ Wonderful Forager + Resistant to European Foul Brood
Langstroth Hive+ Invented in 1850 by Rev. L.L. Langstroth+ Start of industrial beekeeping+ Rectangular hive, movable frames, spaced specifically for honey bees
Top Bar Hive+ Developed in Greece thousands of years ago+ Inexpensive+ Natural size cells
Next StepOnce Every Two Weeks
•Take picture of front and back of each frame• Use Photo Shop to analyze the data
Every Day
•Use Kestrel to get weather conditions •Rate the bees activity on a scale of 1-5
My Senior Year
• Analyze data•Write up report
Why Should We Care About Bees?
Honey Bees are responsible for pollinating about 92 crops in the US
The value of honey bees to American agriculture is 15 billion dollars a year
OutroThis is an ongoing project
Threats to My Project
• Swarming• Varroa Mites• Other Animals• Bee Stings• Not getting enough data
Threats to Honey Bees
• Wax Moths• Bears• Argentine Ants• Varroa Mites
Varroa Mite
Wax Moths
Argentine Ants
Swarm
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"The Role of Bees in the Ecosystem." 5MinMedia: Web. 12 May 2011.
<http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xhnejd_t he-role-of-bees-in-the-ecosystem_tech>.
Imirie, George. "History of Honey Bees." George's Pink Pages. N.p., 00/Dec/2000. Web. 12 May 2011. <http://www.tnbeekeepers.org/pubs/History%2520of%2520Honey%2520Bees%2520Dec%25202000.pdf>.
"Types of Honey Bee Breeds." BeekeepingStarterKit.com. BeekeepingStarterKit.com, n.d. Web. 12 May 2011.
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Chandler, P.J. The Barefoot Beekeeper. 3rd ed. Lexington, KY: 2009. 12-24. Print.