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This video is about cross-pollination and self-pollination

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In the book “Stung” by Bethany Wiggins, some people are infected because they were stung by a type of bee. If a certain person was stung, they got a tattoo.The tattoo looked like a spider but it could have 1-10 legs. The more legs you have, the more you are worth and the more dangerous you are.

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Knowledge of local nectar flows.  This knowledge is critical in that it tells the beekeeper which crops provide nectar and pollen for the honeybees, when the nectar flows occur, where the crops are located, and how prolific they are.  This also provides timing for moving honeybee colonies into and out of fields for pollinating various food crops for growers.  This knowledge not only gives the timing for maximizing the strength of colonies to take advantage of nectar flows, but also identifies times when there will be a shortage of food for the bees.

Knowledge of honeybee biology.  The beekeeper must understand the natural instincts of the honeybee in order to facilitate an environment to enhance the productivity of the colony.  Honeybees are social insects and thus the beekeeper must manage honeybee colonies as opposed to managing at the individual bee level.  To do this, the beekeeper must have a good knowledge of the honeybee life cycle, seasonal cycles of the honeybee colony, the roles of of the different types of bees, and honeybee diseases.  Since most of the beekeeper's objectives revolve around honeybees collecting nectar, knowledge of the food requirements of the colony, and how the bees collect and process food, is critical.

Beekeeping techniques to manipulate the colony.  There are a number of basic beekeeping techniques that are used to ensure good colony health, and to maximize colony strength at the desired times.  Management techniques do vary somewhat, and are fined tuned to the conditions in particular regions.

Deciding on the goals and how to best use the colonies.  Given the local nectar flows, pollination opportunities, and the price of honey, the beekeeper must make a plan as to how to best manage the colonies to achieve the desired objectives.

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The industry has experienced volatile patterns, with rising import volumes and threat of colony collapse disorder adversely affecting their performance.  In particular, the increasing penetration of imports will place downward pressure on the price of U.S. honey.Growth will remain stunted over the next five years, though an expansion into territories like medicine and pollination services will help offset major revenue declines.

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Bees are the most important insect that transfers pollen between flowers and plants, the word pollination is often used to describe the service of providing bees to pollinate crop plants. If bees went extinct, most plants would go extinct meaning some omnivores and most herbivores would go extinct meaning most humans would die.Cross-pollination is when bees pollinate from the anther of one plant to the stigma of another plant. Self-pollination is when you manually transfer pollen from one flower to the other.Self-fertile is when a flower can use its own pollen and produce viable offspring.

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Honey bees fly at 15 miles per hour. Honey bees' wings stroke 11,400 times per minute, thus making their distinctive buzz. Honeybees are the only insect that produce food for humans. Honeybees will usually travel approximately 3 miles from their hive. Honey is a sweet liquid that a couple different types of bees make. A lot of people didn't know, but killer bees actually make honey. The picture below shows a honey bee's honey.