The Colony by Isabelle https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36 Isabelle Sealey en-us 2017-11-07 20:44:55 UTC 2023-06-08 12:17:28 UTC hello@padlet.com Queen 1502623 https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/205812941  Queen bees are responsible for laying eggs, and they are the biggest type of bee in a colony. They are so large because they were fed great amounts of royal jelly as larvae. They also live several years, longer than workers or drones. Queens emit a substance that keeps peace in the colony and keeps workers from developing reproductive organs. However, queens are not in charge of maintaining the hive or pollinating plants, that goes to the workers. 


]]> 2017-11-10 19:46:40 UTC https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/205812941 1502623 https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/205813980 2017-11-10 19:50:31 UTC https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/205813980 Workers 1502623 https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/205814087 Worker bees make up the majority of the hive and are also female. Their jobs include house bee, which is tidying up the hive and preparing cells for eggs or honey; nurse bee, which is caring for the queen, drones, and larvae; builders, which is repairing any damage to the hive; guard bee, which is protecting the hive and finding water to keep the colony cool; and foragers, who pollinate and bring back food and water.  ]]> 2017-11-10 19:50:46 UTC https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/205814087 1502623 https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/206007940 2017-11-12 17:36:35 UTC https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/206007940 The honeycomb is comprised of 6 sided cell and is primarily for, you guessed it, storing honey. It is also used to keep bee eggs and larvae while they are young, and in the hive the larvae are located in the center while the honey is right above them. To make honey, bees get nectar from plants, put it in their special honey stomach, spit it up and deposit it in a cell, and wait for the water to evaporate to make the delicious, gooey substance everyone loves. The honeycomb is made of beeswax, a moldable material used a lot in skin care products like makeup, lotion, and chapstick, and also things like candles and gum. Beeswax is made when somewhat young worker bees eat a lot of honey and process the sugar through glands in their body. It seeps out of them as little pieces of wax, and they can then use it to construct or repair the honeycomb. 1502623 https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/206008018 2017-11-12 17:37:08 UTC https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/206008018 1502623 https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/206008092 2017-11-12 17:37:40 UTC https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/206008092 1502623 https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/206008336 2017-11-12 17:39:24 UTC https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/206008336 Swarming takes place when the old queen can’t do her duties as well, and/or when a new queen is born. The old queen and many of the workers leave the hive and search for a new home, like inside of a hollow tree. Scouts use a dance to tell other bees if they have found anywhere and where it is located. After a good spot is found and investigated, the swarm moves there and starts a new colony. 1502623 https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/206017014 2017-11-12 18:43:14 UTC https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/206017014 1502623 https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/206055453 2017-11-12 23:52:43 UTC https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/206055453 Beekeeper Robyn and engineer James make astonishing and beautiful honeycomb art by placing worker bees in a clear case and having them use it as a hive. 1502623 https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/206844240 2017-11-14 17:16:35 UTC https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/206844240 There are many things that affect bees or are enemies to bees, and that number could be growing every day. These primary enemies include wax moths, bears, diseases, parasites, and humans. Bears and bees do not get along since bears are known for knocking down hives, or completely destroying them, in order to get honey. Some humans knock down or destroy hives for honey or for other purposes. Humans also pose a threat to bees by using pesticides, weed killers, or by damaging their habitat through deforestation. In addition, humans are thought to be partially responsible for CCD or colony collapse disorder. Another disease that hurts bees is American foulbrood, that turns bees into lifeless goo. A big enemy of bees is the wax moth. They usually target weak colonies and the caterpillars eat pollen and wax from the honeycomb. A good sign that a hive is infested is that there are silky webs and poop from the caterpillars. While many enemies of bees are natural and cannot be prevented, human interference is something that we could change. Right now, bees are on the endangered species list, but if everyone does their part in protecting the environment, that can hopefully change. 1502623 https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/207027716 2017-11-15 01:57:09 UTC https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/207027716 1502623 https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/207027972 2017-11-15 01:58:47 UTC https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/207027972 1502623 https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/207028404 2017-11-15 02:01:09 UTC https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/207028404 The book Stung and this project are related in many ways. For example, in the book Stung there is no vegetation because there are no bees to pollinate plants. The only way plants grew was if people pollinated them. In addition, all of terrible things that happened in stung connect back to bees. It shows that if bees become endangered and eventually extinct that the whole world could collapse. In the book it makes it seem like humans are the bees' biggest enemy, just like I mentioned in my project. Furthermore, Stung tells about the dangers of pesticide, and how it led to the death of all of the bees. Overall, Stung is a great and exciting book that has some facts, and it shows something that could happen to us in the not so distant future if we're not careful. 1502623 https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/207390872 2017-11-15 19:10:48 UTC https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/207390872 1502623 https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/207499715 2017-11-16 02:04:21 UTC https://padlet.com/1502623/6y2bag9jgh36/wish/207499715