The Wonderful Life Of Bees

Bees are very important for the environment, If bees went extinct, humans would die in a matter of months. However, it would not only affect us. If bees did not exist, plants could not survive., on the food side. If bees didn't produce honey, humans wou ldn't be able to consume honey.  

  TYPES OF BEES Bees are insects belonging to the superfamily Apoidea. They feed on flower nectar and most species have a eurosocial organization: hives consist of a queen bee, hundreds of worker bees and a few male drones. The main duty of a queen bee is to lay eggs. In order to maintain a large colony, a queen bee lays an average of 1500 eggs per day. Honey bee colonies have only one queen bee, and each bee in the  hive is her daughter or son. Queens are easy to recognize by their large abdomen and the retinue of workers that follow and surround her. If a second queen appears in the colony, workers will force the invading queen out of the hive or both queens will fight until only one remains. If the queen bee dies, the worker bees fight for the queen's position. If a second queen appears in the colony, the workers will force the invading queen out of the hive. Adult forager bees usually live 30 days longer from the time they begin foraging, about 51 days in total. This is be...

BEE LIFE CYCLE Bees are arthropods, invertebrate insects with jointed legs and exoskeleton, which go through a life cycle with metamorphosis, in which they have to go through several physiological and morphological changes to become a completely different animal. There are different types of metamorphosis, as it can be complete or incomplete, but in the case of bees, it's complete. Egg laying Bees start in an egg state stored in an apiary cell. These eggs receive multiple attentions from the community because each one will give rise to a newly hatched bee. For this, solitary bees have all their food supplies in their cell, while social bees bring the food they need to their eggs. If the bees didn’t take care of the eggs, the whole hive would be in danger. Larva 3 days after laying the eggs, a larva emerges from them. These larvae must molt to increase their size to the desired size. During this phase they reach their maximum size (between 5 and 6 centimeters). Even so, the bee has...

BEE COMMUNICATION Bees have two antennae coming out of their heads. These have small holes that serve as nostrils and can sense the odors of flowers, enemies and bees in the colony, and special pheromone odors. Some important examples are: Alarm pheromones: These compounds have low molecular weight, are highly volatile and appear to be specific to all pheromones. If a person or animal disturbs the hive, the defender will sting it and leave its alarm scent, which will attract other bees to sting it and leave its alarm scent, which will attract bees to sting or attack. Orientation pheromones: If the bees swarm, they will leave to make a new nest and spread their scent around the nest, start flapping their wings rapidly and, at the same time, open the nasanof glands on their abdomen. Dances: These dances indicate the place with respect to the sun and the distance from the flowers. If a forager finds a place that has a lot of nectar or pollen, she will communicate it to others through ...

  THE EXTINCTION OF BEES Bees are one of the species that is in danger of extinction in the world, due to everyday human actions. if massive deforestation continues, we will run out of bees all over the planet The use of chemicals and pesticides in agricultural production, pollution and global warming are some of the factors that have put the lives of these insects at risk.if bees did not exist, it would be  More than 75% of the world's food crops depend to some extent on pollination. Pollinators, such as bees, butterflies, birds, moths, beetles and even bats, help plants reproduce, without them there is no agriculture. if bees made up 100% of our ecosystem, the planet would be less polluted There are different concrete actions that man could take to prevent his disappearance. For example, do not kill them indiscriminately, do not use pesticides, carry out measures to preserve and restore their natural habitats or promote organic farming. if humans were to destroy the bee habi...

POLLINATION The bee is one of the insects that occupy the largest regions of the planet. Therefore, it falls into the category of so-called "pollinating insects". Pollinating insects are insects that promote the pollination of flowers. They move from one flower to another in search of food. In this way, they bring the pollen from the stamens into contact with the pistils and ensure the pollination process. Bee pollination is the most important in this category. It is estimated that 90% of wild plants and 75% of crops for human consumption depend on this activity. Therefore, if there were no pollination, we would have no food . Pollination is the process that takes place from the moment the pollen leaves the stamen in which it was generated until it reaches the pistil where it will germinate, a journey that will allow the appearance of new fruits and seeds. Bees face several dangers that threaten their survival, such as the fact that if humans continue to deforest, bee habita...