Bees

Honey bees are fascinating insects. They work cooperatively with thousands of other bees as part of a huge colony that’s known as a super organism. Sometimes, honey bee behavior may seem strange to us, but there is almost always a logical explanation for their actions. All their behaviors are aimed […]

Beeswax is one of the most popular bee products used by humans. It is a compound secreted by four pairs of special glands located on the inner side of a bee’s abdomen. Honey is the primary raw material used to make wax. It all starts when bees eat honey and

Many species of insects escape the cold temperatures of winter by migrating or hibernating. But what about honey bees? You don’t see them very often, if at all, when it’s cold. So where do they go, and what do they do, in winter? Or do they just die off? In

Queen honeybees are fascinating insects. If you’ve ever had to replace or introduce a queen into one of your colonies, you probably already know how this can be a delicate task. Bees are very protective of their hive, and they will reject a queen bee that is not familiar to

Premature queen loss is one of the most common reasons for colony failure noted by beekeepers in both the United States and Europe. The queen honeybee has an essential role in the colony. She is the only member that can lay fertilized eggs to produce more worker bees. As the

For the vast majority of their existence, honey bee colonies only have one queen bee. However, there are some occasions – during supersedure, emergency queen rearing, and at the conclusion of swarming – when the colony raises multiple queens. During these times, it is possible for there to be two

Queen honey bees are interesting creatures. Their main role is to lay eggs and ensure the survival of the colony. They rarely do anything else. In fact, worker honey bees will tend to the queen’s every need. They’ll groom her, feed her and even clean up her waste. Worker bees