The Colony by Lucas Glendinning

The Colony by Lucas Glendinning https://padlet.com/1111572/900e15y9btof Lucas Glendinning en-us 2017-11-07 16:20:00 UTC 2025-10-23 03:13:01 UTC hello@padlet.com 1111572 https://padlet.com/1111572/900e15y9btof/wish/206846142 Worker Bees

Worker bees have many important jobs such as they are assumed to clean the hive and then feed the other developing bees that the queen bee had born.
When a worker bee dies it is easily replaced by other bees.
During the summertime bees will work 24/7, in the winter workers are used to keep the queen bees warm.
Worker bees do not mate or they do not lay eggs.
Worker bees will live for about 2 months depending on the honey bees in the colony.
When drones are first born the are not able to feed themselves so the workers take that role so the drones can “thrive”.
During the fanning process ( 12-18 days ) the worker bees use their wings to fan down the hive with evaporated water to progressively cool it.
Another process that takes 12-18 days is the “pollen packing” worker bees, this is where the workers hoard pollen in the cell.
In the winter time worker bees are known as “fat bees”.
The colony is made up mostly of worker bees.

Queen Bees

Queen bees are the main part of the colony who are supposed to produce many other hives.
The queen must be very directed at what she does, for example her mating flight is her central role which is what will keep the colony “flowing”.
Queen bees daily jobs are to lay eggs.
Queen bees will usually live and produce from 3-4 years.
A queen bee is around 2-3 centimeters in size which results to gher most important feature the sperm ( reproductive system ).
Shortly after birth the queen will start to mate, she will first attract the drone and then nextly they will mate, after the mating process is over with the drone will then die.
Queen bees can produce 2,000 eggs per day, but as the queen bees age older they egg laying ability decreases.
The Queen does not only just lay eggs but she also lets off scents to signal the entire colony.
The queen is known as the “star of the hive.”

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When the queen bee dies, departs, or has constructed another hive a particular larvae will be elected by the worker bees to become the new queen bee.
Worker bees relate to the queen bee by the worker bee builds a particular cell for the queen to grow in.

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Bees have many enemies, varying from sizes of bears to ants.
When intruders have entered the colony the worker bees try and sting the intruders but they will fail some of the time.
There are various types of mites, one named by the tracheal mite that has given beekeepers a hassle because they can eat the hive.
Bees also have enemies like dragonflies and skunks which will repeatedly eat parts of the colony.
There is an animal called the wax moth which will eat the wax in the honeycomb which then causes the colony to destruct.
There is an insect called the “bee assassin” which pounces on bees when they are feeding on flowers.
There are tiny predators too Such as spiders, lizards, and frogs. These animals are known to stalk their prey and then attack at the appropriate moment.
In a large part of the earth “honey bee mites” attack developing honey bees, many of these mites have “put a dent in” many countries such as Europe, Asia, and North and South America.
Many bees have been found dead from diseases that are being transferred from Europe, this is called the Brood disease when the new offspring spreads dangerous “chemicals’ throughout the colony.
Another disease that attacks adult bees is called the Nosema disease, this occurs when the dangerous chemicals attacks the stomach of adult bees.
During Winter mice might start to store their food in hives which then causes conflict with the queen bee.
Some beekeepers use electric fences to keep out the unwanted animals.

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The flight to structure a future colony is called swarming
One of the main reasons bees start to swarm is because they do not have enough space to “live”.
The workers rebuild cells for the queens, then the past queen deposits the eggs.
When a colony becomes overpopulated, the queen’s egg laying power then reduces.
The swarming also affects the colonies reproductive system, it is through swarming that the colony has the motivation to reproduce.
Swarming is a good thing, swarming is able to create another colony.
When the new queen cells are covered with wax numeral worker bees leave and the past queen too.
Many workers trail behind in the hive to watch - over the new larvae and queen bees.
Another important part of swarming is the bees give of pheromones to communicate, the queen bee gives off the most important pheromone which is when she is trying to attract her workers to encourage them to build a comb
When the worker bees surround the queen this is the main foundation of how a storm is made.
Then after the eggs have turned into a pupae the worker mask the cells with wax.
If a storm needs to be stopped you are able to add a box to expand the space the bees need.

]]> 2017-11-15 22:33:15 UTC https://padlet.com/1111572/900e15y9btof/wish/207466681 Stung Book Reference 1111572 https://padlet.com/1111572/900e15y9btof/wish/207508087 While I had been completing my research I had learned that Queen bees are the main part of the colony. Without them there would bee no colony at all. Although the queen bee is important, the worker bee also takes a huge role in the colony too. The worker bee is the one that builds and "takes care of the queen bee." There is also the honeycomb and beeswax, this is one of the main sources we use as a society. Swarming is another part of the colony, this occasionally happens when the bees feel as if they do not have enough space to live. Usually when a swarm occurs the colony will grow two times bigger after the queen bee mates with the drones. Lastly, Bees have many enemies varying from huge to small, and they can all hurt the colony in an amazing way. A reference that has been put in place in the book Stung is that animals are going extinct. On chapter 18 pages 125 and 126 Bowen explains to Fiona that all animals that have been on the outside of the wall have died. This means that bees have died too, which causes the society to go limp because of the resources we need from the honey and many other things.]]> 2017-11-16 03:03:03 UTC https://padlet.com/1111572/900e15y9btof/wish/207508087 1111572 https://padlet.com/1111572/900e15y9btof/wish/207508382 Honeycomb

The honeycomb is used to raise young bees and to stock food.
Bees Build their combs out of hexagon shaped cells, this is because these cells improve the strength of the comb, this also decreases the chance of a predator being able to destroy the comb.
Most of the time the cells that are containing bees are developed in the center of the comb.
Hexagon shaped cells are also more efficient because the workers are able to build them quicker and they are much more supportive than any other shape.
In the comb there are two cells that are made to forage the nectar the bees collect from flowers.
Honey doesn't just help out the bees but honey is common source for carbohydrates and a balanced diet.
The honeycomb is used many times depending on the season, for example during spring and summer many different cells are used to raise young bees.
During fall most if not all production stops, Winter gives the opportunity for bees to hoard honey till spring begins.
Honey is made from the comb, which is the bee's number one resource for eating.

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Beeswax is used in many products such as cosmetics, polishes, chewing gum, adhesives, candles, and lubricant.
The beeswax is a substance produced by glands on the underside of the abdomen on worker honey bees.
Everyone gets beeswax from the honeycomb after the honey is pulled away from the comb.
Beeswax is a natural wax that is able to produce many long chain alcohols for “fatty” acid.
When the honeycomb compresses the hexagons together the clean honey starts to drip out of the comb.
Beeswax is very usel in the society, it is used for candles, lip balms, medicines, and many other commercial uses.

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