The Colony by Megan https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z By Megan Romesberg en-us 2017-11-07 21:00:35 UTC 2023-02-24 05:32:47 UTC hello@padlet.com Queen bees can produce up to 2000 eggs a day and are essential to the hive, whereas if there is 2000 new worker bees being born daily,one bee is not as vital. Worker bees consist of all women, but cannot produce eggs except when there is no Queen. Then they produce Drones. Drones, or male honey bees have only one job, which is to fertilize the queen. 1203113 https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/205019191 2017-11-08 19:33:35 UTC https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/205019191 1203113 https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/205021877 Picture of a real queen bee. Queen bees are 2 centimeters long, which is about double the size of a worker bee!]]> 2017-11-08 19:39:16 UTC https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/205021877 1203113 https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/205023105 Queen bees that don’t produce can live up to 5 years, but Queens that do produce can only live for 2-3 years.
Worker bees only live for 6 weeks! 


]]> 2017-11-08 19:41:37 UTC https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/205023105 1203113 https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/205024202 2017-11-08 19:43:36 UTC https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/205024202 Worker bees consist of all women, but cannot produce eggs except when there is no Queen. Then they produce unfertilized eggs, making Drones. Worker bees keep the hive going, and they do all kinds of important jobs that the hive requires to thrive. Jobs of Worker Bees and Queen Bees include: 1203113 https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/205024530 Worker bees have stingers and defend the colony, dying in the process because of a tear in their abdomen.
 Worker bees do jobs like forage for pollen and nectar,  care for queens and drones, feed larvae, air out the hive, protect the nest and do other things to ensure the safety of the colony. 
Queen bees just make babies all day.


]]> 2017-11-08 19:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/205024530 1203113 https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/205027208 2017-11-08 19:49:30 UTC https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/205027208 The comb is a symbol for structure, order, utility and strength. Worker bees have 8 sets of wax glands below their belly. Their glands produce little wax circles that are usually 3 mm wide and 0.5 mm thick. 1203113 https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/206453129 2017-11-13 19:37:48 UTC https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/206453129 Honey and Comb 1203113 https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/206453634  Made carefully and painstakingly by bees.]]> 2017-11-13 19:38:40 UTC https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/206453634 When workers make a comb, they scrape a teeny wax circle from their abdomen using the spikes on her pollen basket and puts them on their front legs. 1203113 https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/206454696 2017-11-13 19:40:40 UTC https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/206454696 1203113 https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/206458203 Honey bees have to swarm- otherwise, they cannot develop their colony. In order to make a swarm, an old queen bee leaves the hive with approximately 50% of the hive’s worker bees, while a young,new queen stays in the old hive with the rest of the workers.
A honey bee swarm can consist of one hundred bees to thousands of worker bees and a single queen. Honey bees swarm as a result of overcrowding within a hive. 




]]> 2017-11-13 19:46:47 UTC https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/206458203 Bees swarming on a branch. 1203113 https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/206460954 Swarming honey bees fly for a bit, then cluster on smaller plants and tree branches. The clusters rest there for a couple of hours to several days, depending on the  weather and how long it takes to find a new place to nest. When a scout honey bee finds a good place for the new colony, the swarm immediately flies to the new site.


]]> 2017-11-13 19:52:03 UTC https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/206460954 Usually, bee swarms don’t bother humans. Swarming bees do not have young or a nest to defend during the swarm or cluster, their drive to sting is reduced.However, a swarm of bees will attack when they feel neccessary, as workers try to protect their queen. Should a persistent swarm of bees appear near you, your home, or your garden, it may vital to contact a pest control expert to help you in relocating or exterminating the swarm. Always make your best effort to relocate bee swarms rather than exterminating, because bees are a protected species in some places. They are pollinators and we need them to survive. So check with a professional pest control expert before taking any action yourself. 1203113 https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/206465735 Humans are bees' worst enemy]]> 2017-11-13 20:01:42 UTC https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/206465735 Person being swarmed by bees. 1203113 https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/206466999 This is proof that you should always "bee" careful around any type of bee, because people are bees #1 enemy. ]]> 2017-11-13 20:04:16 UTC https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/206466999 1203113 https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/206473998 2017-11-13 20:18:53 UTC https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/206473998 Stung book reference-chapter 3, pg.17 and 18, last paragraph on 17 to 5th paragraph on pg.18 1203113 https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/206940262 "'Since the bees are endangered, we have to plant these special flowers to help feed them.'
'What will happen if the bees go extinct?' Jonah asks.
'First of all, there would be no more honey. Also, bees pollinate a huge percentage of the world's crops. If bees die out, fruits and vegetables and other plants will die. Then things that eat plants will die too, and with no fruits or vegetables or meat, our world will experience severe famine.'"]]> 2017-11-14 19:52:59 UTC https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/206940262 Lavender- the "special flower" 1203113 https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/207383765 2017-11-15 19:00:02 UTC https://padlet.com/1203113/k6oh8zi3p5z/wish/207383765