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HONEY BEES Apis mellifera

HONEY BEES Apis mellifera. MAN’S MOST IMPORTANT INSECT. Honey Bees. Are the only insects which make a product edible to man. They pollinate over 90 crops.

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HONEY BEES Apis mellifera

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  1. HONEY BEESApis mellifera MAN’S MOST IMPORTANT INSECT

  2. Honey Bees • Are the only insects which make a product edible to man. • They pollinate over 90 crops. • A Cornell University study has estimated that honeybees annually pollinate more than $14 billion worth of seeds and crops in the United States, mostly fruits, vegetables and nuts. “Every third bite we consume in our diet is dependent on a honeybee to pollinate that food,” said Zac Browning, vice president of the American Beekeeping Federation.

  3. POLLINATION

  4. Pollination is an important step in the reproduction of seed plants. • It is the transfer of pollen grains from the male parts to the female parts of flowering plants.

  5. Bee Pollinates an Almond Flower

  6. BEE POLLINATED CROPS

  7. FORAGE AND LEGUME • Alfalfa • Buckwheat Clover (numerous varieties) • Sweet clover (numerous varieties) • Lespedeza (bush) • Trefoil • Vetches

  8. FRUIT CROPS • Apple • Apricot • Avocado • Berry (blackberry, blueberry, cranberry, gooseberry, huckleberry, raspberry, strawberry) • Carambolo • Cherry • Citron

  9. MORE FRUIT CROPS • Citrus (grapefruit, lemon, mandarin, nectarine, pummelo, tangelo, tangerine) • Currants • Dewberry • Jujube • Kiwi • Litchi • Mango

  10. MORE FRUIT CROPS • Muskmelons (cantaloupe, casaba, crenshaw, honeyball, honeydew, persian melon) • Passion Fruit • Peach • Pears • Persimmon • Plum • Prune • Watermelon

  11. VEGETABLE CROPS • Artichoke • Chinese cabbage • Pimenta • Asparagus • Dill • Pumpkin • Broccoli • Eggplant

  12. MORE VEGETABLE CROPS • Radish • Brussel sprouts • Garlic • Rutabaga • Cabbage • Kale • Sapote • Carrots • Kolhrabi • Squash

  13. MORE VEGETABLE CROPS • Cauliflower • Leek • Turnip • Celeriac • Mustard • Celery • Onion • Chayote

  14. MORE VEGETABLE CROPS • Parsley • Chicory • Pepper • Lima beans • Collards • Cucumber

  15. NUT CROPS • Almond • Coconut • Cacao • Coffee • Cashew • Kola nut • Chestnut • Macademia

  16. OILSEED CROPS: • Cotton • Rape • Safflower • Soybeans • Sunflower • Tung

  17. Annise Allspice Chives Cinnamon Coriander Fennel Lavender Mint Mustard Nutmeg Oregano HERBS/SPICES:

  18. OTHER • Berseem • Cicer milkvetch • Cut flower seeds • Longan • Lotus • Niger • Quinine • Sainfoin

  19. BEES MAKE HONEY!

  20. BEE BY-PRODUCTS • Bee Wax (Candles and Cosmetics) • Bee Propolis (Medicine and Adhesives) • Bee Bread (Medicine and Food Supplement)

  21. PROPOLIS • Propolis is a resinous mixture that bees collect from tree buds, sap flows, or other botanical sources. It is used as a sealant for unwanted open spaces in the hive. • Propolis is marketed by health food stores as a traditional medicine, and for its claimed beneficial effect on humanhealth. Natural medicine practitioners often use propolis for the relief of various conditions, including inflammations, viral diseases, ulcers, superficial burns or scalds.

  22. BEE BREAD • Bee bread or bee pollen is the main source of food for most honey bees and their larvae. Bee bread consists of honey and pollens which are gathered by the worker bees. • Bee bread is used in naturopathic medicine traditions and as a nutritional supplement, although exposure may trigger allergic or anaphylactic reactions in sensitive people

  23. CANDLES FROM BEESWAX

  24. BEE LIFE CYCLE • Egg • Larva • Pupa • Adult

  25. Honey Bee Castes • Queen • Drone • Worker

  26. Queen – Drone - Worker

  27. QUEEN BEE WITH ATTENDANTS

  28. WORKER BEE

  29. DRONE BEE

  30. HONEY BEE HOMES • Honey Bees make Homes in Strange Places

  31. Hollow Trees

  32. HONEY BEE LOG HOMES

  33. Containers and Water Tanks

  34. Water Meter

  35. Shooting House

  36. Under Building Floors

  37. Walls of Houses

  38. Cinder Block Walls & Pillars

  39. Building Walls

  40. I Broke My Heel Here

  41. BEE CAREFUL!

  42. Honeycomb, Capped Brood & Bees

  43. The Bees Ate a Hole in the Wall

  44. Bee Vacuum Box

  45. A New Home

  46. Honey Bee Hives

  47. HONEY BEE BEHAVIOR • COLONY/HIVE • SWARM • STING

  48. COLONY/HIVE

  49. Huge Hive in a House

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