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Apis cerana indica, the Indian honey bee, is a subspecies of Asiatic honey bee.It is one of the predominant bees found and domesticated in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand and mainland Asia.
BS National Beehive: This smaller version of the Langstroth class of hive is designed for the less prolific and more docile Buckfastleigh bee strain, and for standard dimension parts. It is based on square boxes ( 18 + 1 ⁄ 8 in or 460 mm side), with a 8 + 7 ⁄ 8 in (230 mm) standard/brood box and shallow, 5 + 7 ⁄ 8 in (150 mm) Supers ...
Frisch's honey bee work included the study of the pheromones that are emitted by the queen bee and her daughters, which maintain the hive's very complex social order. Outside the hive, the pheromones cause the male bees, or drones, to become attracted to a queen and mate with her. Inside the hive, the drones are not affected by the odor. [16]
Beekeeping in India has been mentioned in ancient Vedas and Buddhist scriptures. Rock paintings of Mesolithic era found in Madhya Pradesh depict honey collection activities. Scientific methods of beekeeping , however, started only in the late 19th century, although records of taming honeybees and using in warfare are seen in the early 19th century.
Meliponiculture is the practice of stingless beekeeping, [24] where beekeepers maintain, reproduce, and use stingless bee colonies for their own profit. These colonies tend to be managed through artificial hives, so that the beekeepers have the ability to propagate the colonies and produce hive products such as honey and pollen.
(The Center Square) – A new Republican oversight report accuses former Congresswoman Liz Cheney of colluding with witnesses in the Jan. 6 Select Committee investigation that she oversaw. The ...
The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bees worldwide. [3] [4] The genus name Apis is Latin for 'bee', and mellifera is the Latin for 'honey-bearing' or 'honey-carrying', referring to the species' production of honey.
SMU is headed to the College Football Playoff in its first season in the ACC. How it made the jump to the conference is a Texas-sized story filled with billionaires and big decisions.