The Negative Effects Of Honey Bees

Albert Einstein was misquoted once in saying: “If the bees disappears from the surface of the earth, man would have no more than four years to live.” Even if Einstein might of not said these exact words, there is some truth to them. We won’t necessarily die without bees, like Einstein once supposedly said, but we will live in a world without kiwi, watermelon, cantaloupe, macadamia, etc (palmer). Honey Bees came from Europe in the 1600s, and have become quite important to the United States’ agriculture. The bees have produced honey and pollinate our crops for many decades and it’s been argued that two-thirds of our crops depend on pollination (history). However, the honey bee population has declined by about 70 percent in recent years, and biologists are pretty sure it isn’t because of disease or predators. Biologist believe that chemicals, radiation, and global warming may have a negative effect on the honey bees and are the cause of the

She first finds a flower, eats the nectar and collects the pollen on her hind legs. She then moves on to the next flower, pollinating it, which gives the flower the ability to keep growing and drop seeds. When the worker bee drinks as much nectar as she can hold in her cheeks, she returns to the hive and passes the nectar on to another worker, who holds it on her tongue. In doing so, the water evaporate and only honey is left. This is stored in the honeycombs for the larvae, other workers, and the winter (fcps).

Within the foragers are scout bees, who spend their time looking for good sources of food. Once they find a place, they go back to the beehive and do a small dance to tell the other bees where to find it to save time. Since the hive is dark, the others feel the dance with their antennae interpret the information (gears). Bees are quite amazing in their ways of communication and are unique creatures that need to be