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Notes on Honey-Bee (With Diagram)

The social organization of the honey-bees is established by the living of all individuals within the colony and they show the mutual cooperation among the members of the colony, and exhibit the overlapping genera­tions. At least there is a division of labour among the different types of honey-bees in the colony or hive. The different forms or types of insects [...]

By |2016-05-27T11:32:39+00:00May 27, 2016|Honeybee|Comments Off on Notes on Honey-Bee (With Diagram)

Structure of Honey Bee (With Diagram)

The following points highlight the three regions present in the structure of honey bee. The regions are: 1. Head 2. Thorax 3. Abdomen. Region # 1. Head: The head of honey bee is a wide and triangular structure with the apex pointed below. On the dorsolateral sides there is a pair of compound eyes and in the middle of the [...]

By |2016-05-02T10:45:54+00:00May 2, 2016|Honeybee|Comments Off on Structure of Honey Bee (With Diagram)

Notes on Apis (The Honeybee)

Apis (Honeybee) is a social insect living in colonies of 50,000 or more individuals. Honeybees are mostly vegetable feeders preferably living on pollen and nectar of flowers. The larvae which have no legs are helpless and are fed by the nursing workers of the colony up to their pupation time. The adults chiefly live upon honey, while the young ones [...]

By |2016-05-02T10:45:49+00:00March 18, 2016|Honeybee|Comments Off on Notes on Apis (The Honeybee)
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