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Honey Bee/Varroa Mite/Virus Complex Viral diseases of honey bees are a major problem causing serious economic losses worldwide Clarence Collison “Viral diseases of honey…
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Queen’s Reproductive System The Reproductive System of the Honey Bee Queen Consists of Paired Ovaries… Clarence Collison “The reproductive system of the honey bee…
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Honey Bees Sleeping At Night, honey bees pass through a physiological state that is similar to mammalian sleep. Clarence Collison “Honey bees are among…
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Queen Health The reproductive quality and health of a queen are essential to ensure colony growth. Clarence Collison Managed honey bee colonies face multiple…
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Honey Bee Navigation, Learning and Memory A Bee Has to Learn Color and Shape of Flowers Clarence Collison “Foraging is essential to a honey…
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Comb Construction and Cell Capping Clarence Collison Significant Chemical And Physical Changes Occur In The Wax During Comb Building “Wax secretion is age-related, varies…
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Queen Pheromone
By: Clarence Collison This article originally appeared in the Winter 2018 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years Queen pheromone is complex and is…
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Pollen Substitutes
By: Clarence Collison This article appeared in the Winter 2016 issue of BEEKeeping Your First Three Years The use of a pollen substitute in…
Read MoreA Closer Look: Social Immunity
by Clarence Collison Individual honey bees of all ages and castes have developed mechanisms to limit the impacts of their pathogens. Insect social life…
Read MoreA Closer Look: Venom/Venom Glands
by Clarence Collison Worker honey bees begin their first use of venom when they attain an age of of about 14 days for defense…
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A Closer Look: Varroa Mite Reproduction
By Clarence Collison Reproducing Varroa females lay the first egg in the brood cell approximately 70 hours after host cell capping. The life cycle…
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Beeswax, Wax Glands Beeswax is a complex substance made up of wax esters, fatty acids and hydrocarbons. By: Clarence Collision Wax is used by…
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Bee Development Development includes a pre-capping period (with the cell open) and a post-capping one with the cell sealed. By: Clarence Collison Honey bees…
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Salivary Glands By: Clarence Collison Salivary glands are involved in digestion, cleaning, softening foods, metabolism, growth, labor transition, brood pheromone and hormone regulation, saliva…
Read MoreA Closer Look: Fat Bodies
Scattered all through the body cavity of the honey bee but especially in the abdomen are irregular masses of a soft, usually white tissue…
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