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The queen bee is one of the most important life forms in the hive. She mates with around 12 male bees and starts the mating process at around 2 weeks old. Queens that are mated and virgin queens have different pheromone profiles. Pheromones regulate colony organization and behavior. The Queen Mandibular Pheromone, or QMP, has both long and short terms effects on worker behavior and physiology.

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A worker bee's main job is the collect pollen to feed the larvae.  Even so, adults still feed on pollen as well as nectar. When bees collect pollen, some of it will fall off and land on pistils of flowers, causing cross pollination. This is what makes bees the most important pollinator in the world.

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Male workers usually don't do much for the well being of the hive. Male workers are mostly present to fertilize the queen. This is what makes them an essential life form in the hive.

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Female workers are the main source of organization of the hive. They tend to larvae, feed the larvae, gather the food, and organize the colony. They are what makes the hive

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Queen bees tend to just bee the colonies main reproductive organism, while also regulating worker activity. Workers, on the other hand (at least the females) tend to larvae and the colony, whilst also getting food and fertilizing the queen.

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Honey is produced in specific honey sacs inside bees. Honey is composed of fructose, glucose, water, and many enzymes. The taste, color, and nutrition are based on the age of the honey. However, lighter honeys tend to be better than darker honeys.

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Honey contains about 1520 calories per pound! The world production of honey ends at about 3 2/3 billion pounds annually!!!!

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Beeswax is a sticky yellow substance produced by a gland on the underside of the abdomen of the bee. When it is produced, it oozes through the scales of the bee. The bee will then take the beeswax out of the scales and form honey combs or nest for larvae using the beeswax.

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Swarming is the process when bees protect the queen as she moves to a different hive location. All the workers bees follow her movements.

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Bears are one of the most known animals to be an enemy of bees. They are naturally attracted to honey and bee brood. Bears will most likely visit the hive in two seasons. Spring, when the bears have awoken from hibernation, and fall, when bears are gathering fat for the winter

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Ants are not attracted to bee hives, but still pose a threat. While few ants steal honey and bee brood, an ant colony may nest inside the hive.

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Skunks pose a threat to bees because they eat them. First the skunk will agitate the hive by scratching it. Then, as the bees come out to investigate the sound, the skunk eats them. As long as the bees come at a slow rate, the skunk's fur will protect it from being stung.

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Dragonflies usually eat insects that are smaller than bees. That is why only large dragonflies pose a threat to bees. Dragonflies will eat adult bees. This will disrupt queen mating

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The wax moth is attracted to bee hives. They can easily find and gain entry to even the toughest bee hives. The wax moth's eggs and larvae are easily cleaned out by the workers. However, a single wax moth caterpillar can destroy an entire hive whilst making silken tunnels. The weird thing is, it's not actually after the wax. It is after the pollen and leftover bee brood.

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Honey bee mites are the most common parasite to infect colonies. It lives in the trachea of a bee. The mites can make an entire colony fare poorly in the winter.

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The Varroa mite is one of the most deadly parasites to infect colonies. It lives in the developing bees, and can deform or even kill them. It will sometimes feed off of adult bees, too

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Even humans can be blamed for the ever decreasing population of bees. This is proven by a study that showed the baffling results that 3/4 of the world's honey contains insecticides. The most common are neonicotinoids. Also known as neonics, they mess with a bee's brain. They can also make a bee more vulnerable to diseases.

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The two different diseases are American Foul brood, or AFB, and European Foul brood, or EFB. AFB is highly lethal and contagious to bees. It is caused by a spore forming bacteria, called Bacillus Larvae. It kills off larvae bees once their cell is capped off. Then, the adult bees have difficulties removing the larvae from their cell. This may introduce even more bacterial spores to the colony. Antibiotics can't cure AFB, however, it can temporarily slow down the disease. EFB is the lesser of the two. An entire colony infected with EFB can recover from a mild case. These diseases surprisingly don't harm any other living organism.

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This book's main problem is the loss of bees. This is expressed because characters can bee seen painting pollen on plants, considering the fact that the world's number one pollinating insect is extinct. This also means that honey is used as extreme currency, and is priceless to anybody that can get their hands on it. This could also bee expressed with beeswax. Along with honey, beeswax could bee another priceless item to the souls of the world. The loss of bees would prove to the world that not protecting bees from their natural predators, and also using heavy doses of insecticides on crops, would prove fatal for the world, putting humans and animals in great peril

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Beeswax can bee used for things like candles and even chewing gum. On the downside, this requires a long filtering process.

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Honey can be used in many food products as a stand alone of as a sweetener. Honey is very popular, but beeswax is not really. I didn't even know it existed until I started researching! Beeswax can be used in a variety of non food products, yet both come from the same insect.

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How long is swarming season? How many times does a bee colony swarm

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How long is swarming season? How many times does a bee colony swarm

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Swarming season lasts about 4-6 weeks long. One bee colony tends to swarm 4-8 times a year!

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Bees tend to be less aggressive for a variety of reasons. A couple are that there are no larvae to protect and no food to protect.

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However, bees can become extremely aggressive when swarming as well. This is because they are protecting the queen from danger. When any perceived threat appears, the queen releases an alarm pheromone. This results in bee stings to anything nearby.

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Are bees actually more aggressive when swarming, or less aggressive? The true answer would be less aggressive. This is because when they become aggressive, it is because of the queen's alarm pheromone. The nature of the bee makes them less aggressive during swarming.