As spring arrives, bees get busy collecting pollen and building comb. The colony can grow fast during this time, resulting in a crowded beehive. Part of the hive may swarm…
At the start of a queen bee’s life, she sets off searching for male honey bees (drones) to mate with. This one-time event should allow her to lay fertilized eggs…
As a honey bee develops, it goes through four distinct stages. Starting as an egg, within a few weeks it will have transformed into a larva, pupa, and finally, an…
For such a small insect, bees are super-smart and have some anatomical similarities to humans. A common question people want to know is do bees have knees? Let’s take a…
The honey bee is a fascinating insect, equipped with a range of tools to help it perform different functions. In this article, we’ll take a deep dive into the anatomy…
For a bee colony to prosper and grow over time, it requires a range of different types of bees. Most of us see worker bees hard at work in the…