Every living organism exists in changing environmental conditions and is able to adapt to these conditions. The existence of an organism without its interaction with the external environment is impossible. A living organism is capable of perceiving the external influences of the environment and reacting to them, in other words, it has the property of […]
Since bees are guided not only by the sun and the polarized light depending on it, coming from the sky, but also by terrestrial signposts, I would like to know which of these two means of orientation are more important to them. This can be determined if you counteract the action of terrestrial and celestial […]
The Vikings had no idea of the compass. In distant wanderings across the ocean, they were guided by the sun, moon and stars. With the orientation you can use the heavenly bodies in two ways, depending on whether it is a short or long journey. Suppose that we have come to stay in a secluded […]
Fig. 94. Observation beehive in an inclined position. Even with such a slight inclination bees can dance, guided by the direction of gravity. To more accurately study the behavior of bees on a horizontal dance floor, it is best to use an observation beehive that can be tilted and fixed with a screw and nut […]
The annual cycle of development and life of a bee family can be divided into the following periods: A) the period of spring development of the bee family, B) the period of reproduction of families or swarming, C) the period of honey collection, D) the period of preparation for wintering, E) wintering period. In practice, […]
A person likes to talk about his “five senses,” although science has long established that, in addition to a sense of sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch, there are also some other feelings that correspond to special organs. For example, the organ of balance is located in the middle ear, and microscopically small organs of […]
This section will be brief, since it is not worth much to say that little is known. But something to say is still necessary. Having learned about the clever arrangement of honeycombs or about the ability of bees to yield to training, about their dances and their use of the heavenly compass, and also about […]
For normal development of bee species, the temperature in the hive is 34-35 њ. At a lower temperature, brood development slows down sometimes enough that 18 days are required for the exit of the uterus, bees for 23 days and drone for 26 days, and sometimes more. This happens in weak families, as well as […]
Muscles. The bee can produce a variety of movements: crawl, fly, bend the abdomen and sting, clean the antennae, perform various kinds of work – collect nectar and pollen, build honeycombs, etc. In addition, the bee continuously produces respiratory movements by the abdomen; in her body moves blood, food moves during digestion, and other organs […]
In order to properly and effectively manage the life and activities of bee colonies in order to increase their productivity and maximize the use of bees for pollinating many crops, the beekeeper must know not only the structure and functions of individual bee family, but also the life of the bee family as a whole, […]