Honey Bee

The constant sound of buzzing filled Phira's ears as she followed her mentor Magpie towards the hive. They were there to asertain the health of the hive and determine whether or not the hive would be harvested this year. The two inspected the honey reserves, the larva growth and the health of the queen and when all were seen as healthy they gave the approval for harvesting to begin.

Basic Information

Anatomy

Honey Bees have a head, thorax, and abdomen. They use their 6 legs when they are not in flight on their semi translucent wings.

Genetics and Reproduction

Drones mate with the queen to help propagate the species. Born without stingers, they do not help defend the hive but have larger than normal eyes to help them identify their queen.

Growth Rate & Stages

Honey bees are either drones or females. Females represent the majority of bees in a hive with the male drones only accounting for 500 or less bees. Drones and Queans have their own life cycle, below is the normal life cycle for a honey bee.

Egg

Day 1 - Day 4

Pupa

Day 4 - Day 22

Hive Bee

Day 22 - Day 43

Forager Bee

Day 43+

Dietary Needs and Habits

Honey Bees collect pollen from flowers to bring back to their hive and convert into nectar/honey. The excess is collected and sealed in their honeycombs for use during non pollinating months and through the winter.

Biological Cycle

The queen lays an egg into one of the honey combs. The egg hatches into a larva. The larva grows into an adult before it makes it way into the main hive. Once in the hive it cleans, feeds the young, defends the hive, then goes out to search for pollen to bring back to the hive.

Conservation Status

The honey bee populations of the mountain can be broken down into 3 major populations. The human farmed bees, the fairy farmed bees, and the wild hives. Both the human and fairy farmed bees are taken care of, protected, and raised with the intention to harvest honey.

Related Materials

• Honey