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Pollinators are Your Gardening Friends But Won146t I Get Stung Humans could not exist without pollinating insects especially solitary bees bumble bees and honey bees Pollinators provide. Realistic expectations. What do you know? – Bee biology gaps?. Bees. Bee hive – what is . needed/extra?. Apiary preparation?. Bees – you – neighbors. Beekeeping level. . Small-scale (Hobbyist). Pros and Cons . Patti Koranda &. Carl . Wenning. ISU Beekeeping Club. Brought to you by the. Pros. Products. Pollination. Joy of Beekeeping. Bee + Flower = Honey. Honey bees…. produce honey & beeswax . 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. . . 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. Honey Bees. If a foraging bee finds flowers, after it has gorged on the nectar it flies back to the hive and then returns to the flowers with companions who take their fill of nectar.. Bees can not only tell their companions that nectar is available but where it is found. . Small, helpful, peaceful friends!!!!. By: AG. Introduction. The scientific name is Arthropod. It is also called Hymenoptera. Honey bees make honey. Honey bees are peaceful , helpful workers. There are three different types of honey bees: queens workers, and drones. Credit: Ian McGuire. Figure 1. European honey bees only send out 10-20 guard bees when disturbed.. Credit: Ian McGuire. Figure 5. A large hollow tree cavity suitable for a European honey bee nest.. ACTIVISTS. “This sounds interesting and I want to explore new things”. . They have joined the network. Some may still be thinking about participating, some may have completed a task or two. Many explorers join in here, get their feet wet and never leave the group. They know about the program and may become evangelists. You will also find honey bees, careerists and activists in the explorer group waiting to be found.. Speaker’s Name here. Bees | Common Assumptions. All bees are aggressive. All bees give honey!. All bees cause anaphylactic shock!. Honey Bees are great pollinators!. Assumption | All Bees Sting. 20,000 bee species in the world. (. Osmia lignaria. ) at each site. - Control treatment with no environmental exposure. - Bee diversity survey: visual, aerial netting, pan traps. - Vegetative surveys: 1x1m random quadrants and 20x20m plot. 3 . simple eyes on the top of the head, . 2 . pairs of wings, a nectar pouch, and a stomach.. The . honey bee has been around for millions of years. If all the bees dies out we would lose many of the beautiful plants and flowers that we see today. We would also lose a lot of the foods that we eat such as apples, watermelon and oranges. . OALA AWARD Imagine a Toronto with flourishing natural habitats and an that will be critical to the preservation of our flora and fauna. contribution to the number of bees in the following generation. 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 mimic. , while the imitated species (protected by its toxicity or foul taste) is known as the . model. Do you get close to bees?. Why or why not?. BEE . Long antenna, 4 wings. FLY . 2 wings, small antenna, bigger eyes.