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"May I Have This Dance?"69

How Eusocial Are You?

If you think about it, we are living in exciting times in terms of the social evolution of behavior, thanks to the Internet, like a bunch of bees in giant increasingly connected hives -- our social hives are...

23 comments    twitter social networking honey
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Honeybee Swarms in the spring

Spring is here! So is the pollen. This is nothing new for the people who suffer from allergies. Pollen is a good thing for the Honeybee. The Honeybee uses the pollen to feed its young, and to convert the...

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The Vanishing Bees, a Quietly Developing Crisis

In recent years there has been an alarming disappearance of honey bee colonies throughout the United States. It has been referred to by beekeepers as CCD or colony collapse disorder. Until recently it was a...

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Bee, Wasp, or Yellow Jacket?

I have to confess, it's a huge pet peeve of mine when people call wasps and yellow jackets "bees." I'm not even a beekeeper, I guess it just upsets me because it gives bees a bad rap... and they're having...

14 comments    nature insects bees
A Fictional Event In This Movie Could Become Our Reality72

The Plight Of The Honey Bee

A Fictional Event In This Movie Could Become Our Reality For those who saw "The Bee Movie" with Jerry Seinfeld and Renee Zellweger, I am sure you found it funny and enjoyable. But here is some food for...

7 comments    cell phones global warming
The honeybee.62

Bees, Bees, Where the Heck Are the Bees?

It will be interesting to learn how California's almond crop fares this growing season. For that matter, the honeybee disappearance may affect crops worldwide. The decline has been felt on both coasts and in...

3 comments    food agriculture pollination
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The Plight Of The Honey Bee

I recently discovered that we are losing honey bees at an astounding rate and it touched something deep down inside me so I felt I had to do something about it. I am hoping this article will highlight the...

0 comments    beekeeping honey bees honey bee
This is our first hive as it arrived from the shipper.  In it's original small case, the hive is ready to be inserted into their new home with the queen.61

Beekeeping

Beekeeping is a common hobby in the United States. In recent years, due to lots of publicity about such things as the Africanized Killer Bees migrating up from the south as well as the sudden disappearance of...

4 comments    food united states eggs
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Plant a Bee Garden

Beneficial bees are necessary to the success of gardens, orchards, and farms, but their numbers are in decline around the world. A bee garden is a beautiful and fragrant way to lend a helping hand. ...

5 comments    how to recreation environment
Bees By Invitation Only72

Miss Daisy's Quilting Bee

In many parts of the country, the old-fashioned quilting bee is a thing of the past. it is an activity many young people have only heard of, even in today's rurual communities. It has gone to keep company...

3 comments    dog honey bees
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