This honeycomb was given to us as a gift by a few sheep herders near Bangalore who had harvested it for their consumption. (wish they hadn't harvested it)It was Marigold in color unlike the usual light yellow. We were all intrigued to see the different stages of development inside the cells. We could see eggs, larvae in different stages of development and a few emerging bees here and there..Lifecycle: Eggs are laid singly in a cell in a wax honeycomb, produced and shaped by the worker bees, the queen actually can choose to fertilize the egg she is laying, usually depending on into which cell she is laying. Drones develop from unfertilized eggs while females (queens and worker bees) develop from fertilized eggs.Larvae are initially fed with royal jelly produced by worker bees, later switching to honey and pollen. The exception is a larva fed solely on royal jelly, which will develop into a queen bee. The larva undergoes several moltings before spinning a cocoon within the cell, and pupating.Young worker bees clean the hive and feed the larvae. When their royal jelly-producing glands begin to atrophy, they begin building comb cells. They progress to other within-colony tasks as they become older, such as receiving nectar and pollen from foragers, and guarding the hive. Later still, a worker takes her first orientation flights and finally leaves the hive and typically spends the remainder of her life as a forager.Development from egg to emerging bee varies among queens, workers and drones. Queens emerge from their cells in 15,16 days, workers in 21 days and drones in 24 days.This honeycomb belongs to a species of honey bees called "Dwarf Honey bees" (Apis florea). Their stings are often incapable of penetrating human skin.(sources: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_bee, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honey_bee_life_cycle, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apis_florea) :-)
Scientific Name: Apis mellifera scutellataCommon name: Africanized Honeybee or Killer BeeDate photo was taken: 4/10/2012Place photo was taken: Point Loma, San Diego, CAHTHMA Garden
Kranjska čebela Kranjska čebela, tudi kranjska sivka ali kranjica, je avtohtona čebelja pasma, ki je nastala na območju Balkanskega polotoka, iz zgodovinskih vzrokov pa je za njeno domovino priznana Gorenjska, zaradi česar je svojevrsten slovenski ponos. (sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kranjska_%C4%8Debela) The Carniolan honey bee (Apis mellifera carnica, Pollmann) is a subspecies of the western honey bee. The Carniolan honey bee is native to Slovenia, southern Austria, and parts of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria. (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carniolan_honey_bee)
Summary[edit] Description: English: African honey bees entering and exiting their underground nest in Serene Valley, Pretoria. Date: 21 May 2016, 09:22. Source: Own work. Author: JMK.
Description: English: Apis florea nest closeup by Sean Hoyland. Date: 28 June 2007 (original upload date). Source: Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons. Author: Sean.hoyland at English Wikipedia.
Summary[edit] Description: Thirsty bee. Date: 14 September 2016, 17:05. Source: Bird Feeder. Author: Dorian Wallender from Lake Havasu City, Arizona, USA.
Summary[edit] Description: Deutsch: Dunkle Bienen (Apis mellifera mellifera) im Bienenstock. Deutlich zu erkennen sind der breite, schwarze Hinterleib mit den schmalen Filzbinden und dem stumpfen Ende. English: European dark bees (Apis mellifera mellifera) in the hive. Clearly visible are the wide, black abdomen with the narrow felt stripes and the blunt end. Date: 5 October 2015, 14:33:14. Source: Own work. Author: Jürg Vollmer.
Summary[edit] Description: English: A swarm of Asiatic honey bees (Apis cerana), presumably ssp. indica, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They are non-aggressive in this form, having no hive to protect. Date: 27 January 2019, 13:49:08. Source: Own work. Author: Peter P. Othagoer. Camera location3° 11′ 14.27″ N, 101° 38′ 00.93″ EView all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 3.187298; 101.633593.
Summary[edit] Description: English: One of the Honey bee, Apis dorsata feeding on nectar from Strobilanthus sps. flowers covered with Pollens. Date: 16 December 2016, 08:56:51. Source: Own work. Author: Nikhilmore .