A Trip Into the Hive
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A Trip Into the Hive
Brian VanIwarden
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Parts of the Hive
On average there are about 50k bees in a hive during the summer
Honey Super
Frame w/ wax
foundation
Brood in combBrood Chamber
“Deep”Hive Entrance
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Types of Honey BeesThere are
approx. 25k different
species of bees
Needed to fertilize a virgin queen. Are only found during
the summer months.
Male- takes 24 days to hatch.
Lives for two weeks.
Female- 21 days to
hatch. Lives for 6 weeks
in the summer. 3 months in
winter. Why?
Female-16 days to hatch.
Same DNA as a worker. Lives 2-3
years.
Takes care of larva & collects
pollen to produce honey.
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Queens Same DNA as a worker, but fed a very nutrient
rich diet of “Royal Jelly” in the larva stage.
Lay approximately 2000 eggs/day. Do not lay
during the winter.
Have one nuptial flight after emergence. Mate with multiple drones.
Control the bees with pheromone unique to the
hive.
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Life Cycle
Bees do not hibernate (cluster). Will become
active if temps reach 60 ͦ F
Larva pupates into an adult bee
Eggs are fed & hatch into a larva
Queen lays eggs in the comb.
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Swarming
A swarm
Because of overcrowding, Supercedure cells are laid by the queen before the
swarm leaves
Can also be drawn out if the queen dies
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Pollen/NectarPollen is digested &
regurgitated into honey & wax
6 lbs of honey =1 lb wax
Visit flowers within a two mile radius
It takes 250k flowers = 1 ounce of
honey
Waggle dance to indicate the
direction to a food source
Stored Pollen
Can fly up to 15 mph
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HoneyFlavor is unique to
flower source
1 gal=to a trip to the moon
7k miles flown/oz 1 bee makes ½ tsp honey
Only food that won’t spoil
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Threats• CCD• Fear• Mites• Disease• Animals• Pesticides• Drought/Rain• Diminishing Farm Land
30% colony loss is normal each winter
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Importance of Bees
• Pollination• Honey Production• Medicinal
Allergies
1 million hives are needed to
pollinate crops each year
1/3 of all foods (3/4 of all plants) are pollinated by
bees
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Questions?