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Bee Biology Everything You Need to Know And A Bunch of Stuff You Probably Don’t

Bee Biology Everything You Need to Know And A Bunch of Stuff You Probably Don’t. Ancestors of flowering plants diverged from gymnosperms 202-245 million years ago First flowering plants (angiosperms) emerged 160 million years ago. Became widespread 120 million years ago.

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Bee Biology Everything You Need to Know And A Bunch of Stuff You Probably Don’t

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  1. Bee Biology Everything You Need to Know And A Bunch of Stuff You Probably Don’t

  2. Ancestors of flowering plants diverged from gymnosperms • 202-245 million years ago • First flowering plants (angiosperms) emerged • 160 million years ago. • Became widespread 120 million years ago • Oldest bee fossilized in amber 100 million years old • Scientists believe that bees first appeared ~120 million years ago • Fossil also has characteristics of wasps suggesting • common ancestor • 16,000 species of bees organized into 7 families • Bees are known to affect plant evolution by spreading pollen • and preferring to pollinate some types of plants over others • The bee's evolutionary tree originated from the family Melittidae • Bee origin is probably in Africa

  3. Composition of Nectar – Co-Evolution Plant Species Specific but Highly Correlated with Pollinator

  4. Nectar and Honey are both low in Sucrose Invertase Honey bees convert Sucrose into Glucose and Fructose because Sucrose tends to crystalize faster than either Glucose or Fructose.

  5. Flowering Plants/Bees Symbiotic Relationship Essential Amino Acids for Honeybees

  6. How is Honey Made Composition of Honey

  7. Bee Biology Hierarchy of the Hive Worker Drone Queen

  8. Bee Biology Bee Dissection

  9. Bee Biology Communication – Waggle Dance

  10. Bee Biology Wax Production

  11. Bee Biology Wax Production

  12. Chemistry: Soil Science, Soil Testing, pH, Fertilizers, etc. BioChemistry: Soil Microorganisms, Plant diseases, Energy Transduction in Plants, Basic Plant Biochemistry Geometry/Math: Field layout, Irrigation layout, Water Flow, Irrigation Rates Liquid fertilizer application Marketing: Where to sell products, Value added Products Robotics: Design and build a mechanical harvester Sales: Integration with Marketing, Setting Sales Price by Product Finance: Cost of Production, Cost of Sales, Profits, etc. Ag Science: Plantings and care, General maintenance Summer Jobs: Employ ~10 HS students each summer, 7 in general labor, 1 sales, 1 marketing, 1 manager

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