Hi everyone,
This week's animal is the honey bee. Enjoy!
This week's animal is the honey bee. Enjoy!
General Information
An average honeybee hive is made up of one queen, hundreds of male drones and
thousands of female workers. If the queen bee dies then a new queen is
created. The workers select a young larva and feed it with a special food
called ‘royal jelly’. The ‘royal jelly’ makes the larva grow into a fertile
queen. Queens live for several years but the workers only live for five or six
weeks. An average worker will make a twelfth of a tee spoon of honey during
her entire life. Drones are turned out of the hive and left to die in Autumn.
In the summer months, the queen bee is very busy, she can lay up to 2500 eggs
in a single day.
How they affect the world around them
Honey bees are very important for flowers, fruit and vegetables. This comes
from the fact that they are pollinators. They help the plants by transferring
pollen between male and female parts, meaning the plants can grow seeds and
fruits.
Human use
Honey bees actually make honey for food stores in the winter. However, we can
take some of the honey because the hard-working workers make 2 or 3 times more
honey than they actually need.
Dangers
Unfortunately, honey bees across the world are disappearing. The reason is
unknown. Billions of honey bees across the world are leaving their hives and
they never return.
We hoped you enjoyed the first animal of the week.
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Amazingly informative. Thanks for sharing, EBP. Keep up the great work! TR
ReplyDeleteWhat an interesting post! I learned a lot reading this. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteGreat info! I never knew so much about the creatures I see everyday in my garden!
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