Topic 2 (The Colony) by Ben Morrow https://padlet.com/1101341/ntk3qc9cvyjq Ben Morrow en-us 2017-11-07 16:20:56 UTC 2025-12-20 09:42:31 UTC hello@padlet.com Japanese Giant Hornet 1101341 https://padlet.com/1101341/ntk3qc9cvyjq/wish/205075024 This beast dwarfs the honey bee at a length of 2 inches and can travel at 25 miles per hour, twice the speed of a honey bee. They also come equipped with a giant stinger with venom strong enough to dissolve human tissue. With all of this, its no wonder that just one of these predators can kill up to 40 honey bees, their favorite food, in a matter of a single minute. Just a handful of these hornets can wipe out an entire hive of 30,000 bees in a few hours, stinging the bees and ripping them apart with powerful mandibles.]]> 2017-11-08 21:52:33 UTC https://padlet.com/1101341/ntk3qc9cvyjq/wish/205075024 Varroa Mite 1101341 https://padlet.com/1101341/ntk3qc9cvyjq/wish/205365375 It may be small at only 1-1.5 mm, but it can still cause havoc to colonies. This insect is a parasite, and feeds off the blood of bee brood and adults alike. For adults, it weakens them and shortens their lives. For brood, when they emerge they can have missing wings or legs. The bees can't really defend themselves from the mite, and it's hard for bee keepers to find them and stop them.]]> 2017-11-09 16:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/1101341/ntk3qc9cvyjq/wish/205365375 Queen Bee 1101341 https://padlet.com/1101341/ntk3qc9cvyjq/wish/207027863 The queen be is much larger then the workers at 20mm-25mm. The queen also serves a different role. Her sole purpose is to reproduce eggs, which can make up to 2,000 a day.]]> 2017-11-15 01:58:11 UTC https://padlet.com/1101341/ntk3qc9cvyjq/wish/207027863 Worker Bee 1101341 https://padlet.com/1101341/ntk3qc9cvyjq/wish/207029342 The worker is  smaller than the queen at 20-18mm. Unlike the queen, the worker does many jobs through out its life.
  • Days 1-2: Cleaner, cleans the cells and keeps the brood warm.
  • Days 3-11: Care taker, feeds and cares for young bees.
  • Days 12-17: Builder, produces waxes and constructs honey combs.
  • Days 18-21: Guard, stands outside the hive protecting it from intruders, alerts the hive if it is in danger.
  • Days 22-Death: Forager, collects pollen, nectar and water for the hive. 


]]> 2017-11-15 02:07:02 UTC https://padlet.com/1101341/ntk3qc9cvyjq/wish/207029342 1101341 https://padlet.com/1101341/ntk3qc9cvyjq/wish/207036890 2017-11-15 02:58:33 UTC https://padlet.com/1101341/ntk3qc9cvyjq/wish/207036890 What happens when bees swarm? 1101341 https://padlet.com/1101341/ntk3qc9cvyjq/wish/207480148
  • When bees swarm, one colony splits into two.
  • Considered reproduction at the colony level
  • Essential part of how bees live and thrive


]]> 2017-11-16 00:03:17 UTC https://padlet.com/1101341/ntk3qc9cvyjq/wish/207480148 Why do bees swarm? 1101341 https://padlet.com/1101341/ntk3qc9cvyjq/wish/207485393
Bees swarm usually because of over population in the hive. Right after the winter, the colony population could double. Because there are so many bees, not all of them get access to the queen and her pheromones. This makes some of the workers believe she is not there, and the queen is the heart of the colony, so these workers think they have to make a new queen. However, there is not enough room for 2 queens. The old queen takes off with 50%-60% of the colony, leaving the rest of the colony behind. The mass of bees leaving the colony, bunched around the queen is called a swarm.
]]> 2017-11-16 00:38:52 UTC https://padlet.com/1101341/ntk3qc9cvyjq/wish/207485393 1101341 https://padlet.com/1101341/ntk3qc9cvyjq/wish/207493159 In the book Stung, the beast lived with a large group of other beast in a hive, like the actual bees in real life. The beast in the book Stung also had a queen, who was in charge of the colony and protected by the other beast. This is similar to how queen bees and worker bees behave in real life.]]> 2017-11-16 01:26:25 UTC https://padlet.com/1101341/ntk3qc9cvyjq/wish/207493159 Honey 1101341 https://padlet.com/1101341/ntk3qc9cvyjq/wish/207623456 What is it?
Honey is a sweet, golden liquid made by bees. It is made up of 17.1 percent water, 35.8 percent fructose, and 31 percent glucose. Honey is essentially just the nectar of flower blossoms, and is made into honey when the bees suck out all of the moister.
Why do bees make it?
 Honey is bees primary nutrition source. It is the only food source the bees will have during the winter Worker bees will literally work themselves to death to gather honey as it is vital for the colonies survival.
]]> 2017-11-16 12:44:11 UTC https://padlet.com/1101341/ntk3qc9cvyjq/wish/207623456 Beeswax 1101341 https://padlet.com/1101341/ntk3qc9cvyjq/wish/207631088 What is it?
Beeswax is a the building material of the hive. It's a complex material, being made of 284 different compounds. Beeswax is produced by 8 wax glands on a bee's abdomen. Humans can use it to, for a variety of things like skin care, candles, ornaments and waxed fabric.
Why do bees make it? 
Beeswax is the hive its self, or at least what it's made out of. It serves as a nursery to raise the brood, a pantry to store honey, and house for adult bees.

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