Bee Biology and Behavior Archives - Carolina Honeybees https://carolinahoneybees.com/category/bees/bee-biology-and-behavior/ For the Love of Beekeeping & Bees Thu, 16 Jan 2025 15:51:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://carolinahoneybees.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/cropped-Carolina_2nd-Logo-2019-32x32.png Bee Biology and Behavior Archives - Carolina Honeybees https://carolinahoneybees.com/category/bees/bee-biology-and-behavior/ 32 32 How Much Honey Does a Bee Make? https://carolinahoneybees.com/how-much-honey-does-a-bee-make/ https://carolinahoneybees.com/how-much-honey-does-a-bee-make/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 00:48:23 +0000 https://carolinahoneybees.com/?p=24627 People are often amazed to learn how little honey a single bee produces during its lifetime. Considering the thousands of bees buzzing around a...

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]]> https://carolinahoneybees.com/how-much-honey-does-a-bee-make/feed/ 0 What Do Honey Bees Look Like? https://carolinahoneybees.com/identify-honey-bees/ https://carolinahoneybees.com/identify-honey-bees/#respond Mon, 05 Jan 2026 22:49:34 +0000 https://carolinahoneybees.com/?p=25102 One of the most popular insects around, almost anyone can answer the question: What does a honey bee look like? Yet, when these industrious...

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]]> https://carolinahoneybees.com/identify-honey-bees/feed/ 0 Where Are the Baby Bees? Hidden Inside the Hive Nursery https://carolinahoneybees.com/baby-bees/ https://carolinahoneybees.com/baby-bees/#comments Tue, 07 Oct 2025 22:45:09 +0000 https://carolinahoneybees.com/?p=13606 You’ve seen bees on flowers, guarding hives, and buzzing in the garden—but have you ever seen a baby bee? Probably not! That’s because baby...

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]]> https://carolinahoneybees.com/baby-bees/feed/ 2 Why Bees Die In Winter https://carolinahoneybees.com/dead-bees-in-winter/ https://carolinahoneybees.com/dead-bees-in-winter/#respond Sat, 19 Jul 2025 15:01:57 +0000 https://carolinahoneybees.com/?p=7852 It is not unusual for me to find some dead bees in Winter near my beehive entrance. But, this does not mean that I...

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]]> https://carolinahoneybees.com/dead-bees-in-winter/feed/ 0 Honey Bee Colors https://carolinahoneybees.com/honey-bees-different-colors/ https://carolinahoneybees.com/honey-bees-different-colors/#comments Mon, 05 May 2025 21:02:47 +0000 https://carolinahoneybees.com/?p=26597 Among the large number of bees found worldwide, only a small percentage are honey bees. Honey bees are divided into different races that share...

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]]> https://carolinahoneybees.com/honey-bees-different-colors/feed/ 2 Honey Bee Eggs https://carolinahoneybees.com/bee-egg/ https://carolinahoneybees.com/bee-egg/#comments Sun, 06 Apr 2025 14:30:57 +0000 https://carolinahoneybees.com/?p=35641 They may be tiny but honey bee eggs represent the very beginning of life for every bee in the hive. They are a vital...

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]]> https://carolinahoneybees.com/bee-egg/feed/ 2 When do Bees Come Out? https://carolinahoneybees.com/when-do-bees-come-out/ https://carolinahoneybees.com/when-do-bees-come-out/#respond Sun, 02 Mar 2025 14:07:54 +0000 https://carolinahoneybees.com/?p=29139 As winter fades and the temperatures warm, bees will once again emerge from their hives and nests. But, when do bees come out? Honey...

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]]> https://carolinahoneybees.com/group-of-bees/feed/ 0 Bees Fanning https://carolinahoneybees.com/bees-fanning/ https://carolinahoneybees.com/bees-fanning/#comments Thu, 16 Jan 2025 15:51:21 +0000 https://carolinahoneybees.com/?p=56659 Beekeepers have the privilege of witnessing honey bee activities that others never get to see. One example is “bees fanning”. Worker bees use their...

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