PPT-INDEX Introduction to honey bees

What are pheromones Glands of honey bees Types of pheromones Queen pheromones Worker pheromones Drones pheromones Brood pheromones Introduction to Honey Bees There are over 10000 different species of bees. Crisis = Danger and Opportunity. The bad news is dire. Increasing threats to honey bees abound. Winter losses, summer losses, weakened bees. Invasive predators, i.e. mites, small hive beetle, etc.. Loss of habitat, contaminated habitat. Power of Your Yard to Protect the Food Supply. WHAT’S THE BUZZ ABOUT BEES?. Food Production. Seeds for Food. Plus Flowers! . And 1/3 of crops to feed our meat sources . THE HONEY BEE BUZZ. . . Bee Informed Partnership. Beekeeper Surveys. DECLINE IN US HONEY BEE COLONIES SINCE WORLD WAR ii. 1945. 4.5 MILLION. COLONIES. 2015. 2.7 MILLION. COLONIES. “15% loss is the highest sustainable level for those whose living depends on beekeeping”. Lock in of bee decline. To meet increasing demand, beekeepers continually replace lost and diseased colonies. Incentive to do this is high rental fees . Bees (and beekeepers) have to work harder. This promotes conditions for more bee decline. Henderson County Beekeepers Assoc.. January 16, 2017. Prehistoric Bees. 100 million years ago, first known bee, . Melittosphex. . Burmensis. : Northern Burma, 2006.. 14 million years ago, honey bees in North America, . Based on an article by the same name published in . American Bee Journal, . July 1999, Carl J. Wenning. Critical Understanding #1. A single large colony will produce much more honey than two colonies half its size.. Ms. . Madlon. Bees… in general. There are over 20,000 species of bees in the world. . They are found on every continent except Antarctica.. Most bees are communal – they live with many other bees in a colony.. Honey Bee Background. 1500 B.C. – early signs of Beekeeping. Important Terms:. Beekeeping Tools:. 1568 – discovered bees could raise a queen from young larva . 1586 – queen described as mother of the hive. There are over 20,000 species of bees in the world. . They are found on every continent except Antarctica.. Most bees are communal – they live with many other bees in a colony.. They are all very important to our world! Let’s learn how!. May 13, 2018. Know Your Bees. Wasp Family. . Paper Wasps. Hornets . . Yellow Jackets. . Mud Daubers . . Mason Bees. . Carpenter Bees. . Bumble Bees. . Honey Bees. Which One is the Honey Bee?. Binte. Anis. Assistant Professor. Department of Zoology. A.M.U. Aligarh. WORLD WITHOUT BEES………. “. If the bee disappeared off the. surface of the globe, then man would. only have four years of life left. . Many local governments contemplate whether Honey Bees are pests or beneficial insects. Are all bees pests? What makes a bee a pest? Their stinger? What if they only use the stinger to defend their Mud DauberMud dauber (sometimes called “dirt dauber,” “dirt digger,” “dirt dobber,” “dirt diver”, or “mud wasp”) is a name commonly applied to a numbe Sarvar . Khamidjonov. . M.S. in Geography. GEO 873, SS 2023, Seminar in Human-Environment Geography. East Lansing-2023. Table of contents. 01. 02. 03. What is an ecosystem?. Ecosystem services. Bees in ecosystem services.