Honeybee

Honeybee is an important pollinator for maintaining ecological balance. However, scientist found the bizarre mass death of bees in winter. Meanwhile, some reported that the differences composed of intestinal bacteria between healthy honeybees and CCD honeybees. It is essential that explored dynamic changes to the intestinal bacteria in overwintering honeybees. We collected bee samples before overwintering, during prophase of overwintering, metaphase of overwintering, anaphase of overwintering, telophase of overwintering, and after overwintering. By using high-throughput sequencing targeting the V3−V4 regions of the 16S rDNA, the abundance of the intestinal bacteria were analyzed in overwintering honeybees. A total of 1,373,886 high-quality sequences were acquired and Proteobacteria (85.69%), Firmicutes (10.40%), Actinobacteria (3.66%), and Cyanobacteria (1.87%) were identified as major components of the intestinal bacteria. All core honeybee intestinal bacteria genera, such as Gilliamella, Bartonella, Snodgrassella, Lactobacillus, Frischella, Commensalibacter, and Bifidobacterium were detected. The abundance of Actinobacteria, Bartonella, and Bifidobacterium increased initially and then decreased in winter honeybees. There were no significant differences in the richness and evenness of the microbiota in overwintering honeybees; however, there was a statistically significant difference in the beta diversity of the intestinal bacteria after overwintering compared with that i...

We ship to 31 states! You can choose from Italian bee packages, Carniolan bee packages, Caucasian bee packages, and Russian Hybrid bee packages or 5 frame Italian or Carniolan bee nucs. We ship package bees on a weekly schedule from mid-March 2023 to early May 2023. We know and understand the logistics of shipping honey bees. That is why we are the largest shipper of honey bees in the USA. All of our bee shipments are USPS insured. For those close by, we also offer “in-store” pick-up of your bee orders. 84% of our honey bee and beekeeping supplies sales each year are from repeat customers. Best quality bees and beekeeping supplies, best customer service, and best delivery! Our apiaries are located throughout Georgia. Our bee hives are managed by natural organic methods and we are licensed by the Georgia Department of Agriculture. All our bees come with a Georgia Dept. of Agriculture Health Certificate. Our Italian bee packages are grown here in Georgia and each shipment will have a Georgia Department of Agriculture Health Certificate attached. Over 90% of beekeepers have Italian Bees in their hives. We highly recommend new beekeepers to start beekeeping with Italian bees because they are the most gentle of all honey bees. Our package bees include: a screen box, sugar water container or fondant blocks, approx. +/- 3 lbs. of bees which include nurse bees, forager bees, guard bees, and drone bees. The queen bee will be in a separate queen cage. To learn more about Italian hon...

Introduction Skip to Introduction Honey bees, like all other living things, vary among themselves in traits such as temperament, disease resistance, and productivity. The environment has a large effect on differences among bee colonies (for example, plants in different areas yield different honey crops), but the genetic makeup of a colony can also impact the characteristics that define a particular group. Beekeepers have long known that different genetic stocks have distinctive characteristics, so they have utilized different strains to suit their particular purpose, whether it be pollination, a honey crop, or bee production. What Is a Bee Stock? Skip to What Is a Bee Stock? The term “stock” is defined as a loose combination of traits that characterize a particular group of bees. Such groups can be divided by species, race, region, population, or breeding line in a commercial operation. Many of the current “stocks” in the United States can be grouped at one or more of these levels, so the term will be used interchangeably, depending on the particular strain of bees in question. Wide variation exists within stocks as well as among them. Any generalities about a particular stock should be treated with caution, since there are always exceptions to the rule. Nonetheless, the long and vast experience of beekeepers allows some oversimplifications to be made in order to better understand the different types of bees available. The following is a brief overview of some of the more ...

Honeybees are not endangered, mainly because they are globally distributed and primarily managed by beekeepers. These important pollinators aren’t actually native to the United States; they were brought over from Europe by colonizers in the 17th century to use for honey and beeswax. Eventually, some of the managed bees escaped and formed wild honeybee colonies, but the majority of honeybees are still managed by humans. Archaeologists have found traces of beeswax on ancient pottery in what is now Turkey, suggesting that humans have been keeping honeybees for nearly 9,000 years. Experts believe that farmers may have first domesticated wild bees to gather honey and wax for medicines and food since evidence of beekeeping was later found throughout Europe and North Africa near early agricultural sites. Ed Peeters / Getty Images While they are not native to North America, managed honeybees play a large role in the nation’s food production. Today, honeybees increase United States crop values by more than $15 billion each year, and a single colony gathers about 40 pounds of pollen and 265 pounds of nectar annually. In 2019, the USDA reported just over 2.8 million honey-producing colonies in the country making almost 157 million pounds of honey. Because honeybee colonies fluctuate, it's hard to pinpoint exact population numbers. Queens usually live between two and three years, and rarely more than five years. Workers typically only live a few weeks to a few months, while male drone...

Honeybees are one among the few insects that are domesticated for its enormous economic value. Their social set up is far different than its closest cousins in the insect family because they have different classes of bees in one colony. These different classes of bees play a crucial role in the lifecycle of the entire species making the journey of a bee from an egg to an adult quite fascinating. In this article, we will discuss in detail the different stages in the lifecycle of a honeybee. Similar to other members of the insect family honeybees have four distinct stages in its lifecycle viz; egg, larva, pupa, and adult. The total development time in the case of honeybees significantly differs depending upon the class of the bees. It takes 24 days for drones, 21 days for worker bees, and 16 days for queens for complete development. Before we dwell into knowing more about the life cycle of bees, let’s have a quick look at the different classes of bees in a colony. • Queens – Queen is the egg-laying female bees. They can lay 1500-2000 eggs in a day. • Workers – They are female bees responsible for doing the various work inside the beehive, including taking care of the larvae. • Drones – These are male bees whose sole purpose is to mate with the queens. Now that you have a basic idea on the carious class of bees inside the beehive let’s discuss their life cycle. The Queen Stages in Life Cycle of Honey Bee Stage 1: Egg Similar to other members of the insect family honeybees sta...