Detailed information on Honeybee (Apis mellifera)

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NatureSoil

Northfield, VT | August 2020 | Positive

I have literal swarms of honey bees yearly.

I use ample amounts of my own vermicast on all my plants.
Beneficial biota in vermicast are shown to promote greater flavonoid production.
Plus I use my specially made high-phenolic plant food (flavonoids are a type of polyphenol).

Even insects like tastier plants/nectar.

Best performing plants:
• Red Corn Poppy (Papaver Rhoea - had 4-5 bees at a time in each flower, busily gobbling up the nectar/pollen).
• Flowering Tobacco (Nicotiana Alata - despite fears of nicotine toxicity, numerous studies have shown natural nicotine to be beneficial to pollinators. I study closely and I\'ve never seen a problem, and the bees love the flowers).
• New England Aster (swarms... read more

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Dedda1

Petersburg, VA | July 2020 | Neutral

I have seen a decline in honey bees for over a decade, I may see one or two a week . I grow everything a bee could want , have not used ANY chemicals in our yard for 15 years .Even set up water features and nesting boxes in protected areas . They best I get are the big carpenter bees in April .. then nothing .I blame the reckless use of Roundup by the majority of mouth breathers...and the chemtrails aluminum, barium fallout .Dont get me started on the sudden , seemingly overnight die off of huge pine tree and CEDARS, the sporadic wilting, curving of leaves in shrubs, massive die offs in sections of shrubs.. Yet we have an over abundance of ants and spiders. something is not right ! and TPTB dont gas. they got their their seed vault in the arctic :(

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riceke

Snellville, GA (Zone 7b) | May 2020 | Positive

1st sighting of honeybees in my clover covered lawn. Havent seen them in years. And didnt have a decent crop of fruits and veggies in those years. Welcome bees hoorah!

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Bazuhi

Downers Grove, IL (Zone 5a) | August 2014 | Positive

2014 ... I have tons of Honeybees in my yard, an amazing amount actually. I was getting swarms of them on my hummingbird feeders close to fall which was actually becoming a hazard to us in the yard..They were even pulling the plastic flowers off thats how many were trying to get at the sugar water. Had to use the hose to create a rain storm over them so they would leave and remove the feeders for a while. Poor bees couldnt figure out why it was raining only in certian areas. Later I found out there was a resident with a beehive..he said now he knows were all his bees go. I guess they survived the cold winter..

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UniversalGarden

Las Vegas, NV | September 2008 | Positive

On colony collapse disorder:

The marvelous Honeybee (Apis mellifera) since being domesticated by humans over 3000 years ago has been a guage for our own survival. Depending upon how well they survive in our care, a reflection is cast upon the quality and life giving forces that exist in the local environment. It is for us humans to closely observe and make accurate diagnosis of these conditions. If these insects are vanishing, then we, the care takers had better compose a list of questions as to why. . .

We can find the answers. . .

We can implement specific solutions that will make a difference. . .

We are their guardians!

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Hyblaean

Necedah, WI (Zone 4b) | April 2007 | Neutral

Honeybees are currently having a die off, for reasons not known, 2007:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colony_Collapse_Disorder

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melody

Benton, KY (Zone 7a) | July 2006 | Positive

These bees are important for pollination and they are essential to orchards to ensure fruit.

Theu are social insects, living in large colonies. They choose hollow trees and sometimes unused structures for their hives. They are also quite content to live in hives constructed by beekeepers.

The life of the colony depends upon the Queen...the only fertile female, who is related to the whole community. There are workers, who harvest the pollen and take care of the Queen and the larvae, and drones who's purpose is to mate with the Queen.

The hive produces honey, which they feed upon...and most animals, humans included, like it too.

Honeybees can sting when agitated and while the sting isn't dangerous to most, some people can become qui... read more

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