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Honey Bee Biology and Behavior

Honey Bee Biology and Behavior. Lance Wilson Certified Master Beekeeper (GMBP). Honey Bee anatomy. Anatomy. Anatomy. Anatomy. Anatomy. Practical Take Away! Scratch the stinger out, smok e the area. Darwin. Anatomy. Dr. Wheeler. Pheromones Organs Reproduces Thermoregulates Comb

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Honey Bee Biology and Behavior

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  1. Honey Bee Biology and Behavior Lance Wilson Certified Master Beekeeper (GMBP)

  2. Honey Bee anatomy

  3. Anatomy

  4. Anatomy

  5. Anatomy

  6. Anatomy Practical Take Away! Scratch the stinger out, smoke the area.

  7. Darwin Anatomy

  8. Dr. Wheeler • Pheromones • Organs • Reproduces • Thermoregulates • Comb • Breathes • Can’t live away Superorganism

  9. Trophalaxis

  10. Occupants of the colony

  11. Drone Mating

  12. Drone Congregation areas

  13. Polyandry Practical Take Away! Queens replaced by the colony in the late fall or winter might do poorly.

  14. Advantages of Multiple Mating • Better communication • More Nectar and pollen • Greatly reduced pathogen and parasite diseases (Tarpy and Seeley) • Microbiome-More beneficial and less malignant bacteria • Correlated with greater longevity and health

  15. Two Things: • Royal egg layer • Produces pheromones Queen

  16. Just a figurehead

  17. Queen Royal Egg Layer

  18. Queen Practical Take Away! Well formed retinue suggests a well mated queen. Produces Pheromones

  19. Makes all the decisions • Does all work • Makes up 95-99% Worker

  20. Worker Tasks • Nurse bees 1-10 days • Intermediate 11-21 days • Foraging 21-35 days • Longevity

  21. Foraging Practical Take Away! Provide water close to your hives. • Water • Propolis • Pollen • Nectar

  22. Antimicrobial-quiets immunity • Self medicates Foraging Propolis

  23. Contains 10-30% crude protein • Essential for brood rearing • Fidelity Foraging Pollen Practical Take Away! Critically important, away monitor pollen coming in and their stores

  24. Sex Determination

  25. Queen Worker-Caste

  26. Practical Take Away! Know developmental times so you can determine queen status 6-Days Developmental times 12-Days 3-Days

  27. What the stages look like in the field

  28. Emergency • Supersedure • Swarming Queen Replacement/Reproduction

  29. (monogynous societies) Queen “There can only be one!” Practical Take Away! If you wish to requeen you must first eliminate the existing queen

  30. Emergency Queen Replacement

  31. Supersedure Practical Take Away! If you see cells in the middle and the queen it is likely supersedure.

  32. Swarming reproduction Practical Take Away! If you have congestion in the spring with cells on the bottom you need to take emergency swarm control measures.

  33. Karl von Frisch • Humans • Some higher primates • Honey bees? Communication

  34. Communication

  35. Communication Odor Plume School

  36. Final Proof

  37. www.scientificbeekeeping.com Recommended

  38. Questions

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