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Western honey bee
Two of our neighbors keep bees; just across the street and next door to the south. The hot weather seems to have increased their water needs dramatically, something that would seem obvious but which I hadn't even considered. They have water near the hives but since the last few days have been in the '100's' they discovered our bird bath. We welcome them as we do most all creatures (excepting rattlers, black widow spiders and scorpions [and possibly roaches]).
The western honey bee or European honey bee (Apis mellifera) is the most common of the 7–12 species of honey bee worldwide. The genus name Apis is Latin for "bee", and mellifera means "honey-bearing", referring to the species' tendency to produce a large quantity of honey for storage over the winter.
Like all honey bees, the western honey bee is eusocial, creating colonies with a single fertile female (or "queen"), many sterile females or "workers," and small proportion of fertile males or "drones." Individual colonies can house tens of thousands of bees. Colony activities are organized by complex communication between individuals, through both odors and the dance language.
The western honey bee was one of the first domesticated insects, and it is the primary species maintained by beekeepers to this day for both its honey production and pollination activities. With human assistance, the western honey bee now occupies every continent except Antarctica. Because of its wide cultivation, this species is the single most important pollinator for agriculture globally. A number of pests and diseases threaten the honey bee, especially colony collapse disorder.
Western honey bees are an important model organism in scientific studies, particularly in the fields of social evolution, learning, and memory; they are also used in studies of pesticide toxicity, to assess non-target impacts of commercial pesticides.
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Dua sodara kembar ngetem menunggu muatan, salin bertegus sapa di jalur 2 & 3 BD.
Tebak yg RG mau kmn yg BG mau kmn hayoo?
hahahaha :))
Ang api-api (Avicenniaalba) ay isang uri ng bakawan. Ito ay kadalasang lumalaki ng dalawampung metro (66 na talampakan). Ang punò nitó ay kulay abo kapag tuyo at kulay itim naman kapag nabasâ ang balát. Ang dahon nitó ay makintab na kulay berde sa ibabaw at maputî naman sa ilalim, kadalasang hugis itlog o hugis sibat na matulis ang dulo. Ang bulaklak ng api-api ay parang mga krus tulad ng inflorescence nitó. Ang mga talulot nitó ay kulay dilaw na may habàng apat na milimetro. Ang kulay ng bunga ng api-api ay maputla na berde, pahabâ, at may mga sumisibol na buto sa loob. Ito ay siksik o maraming palumpong na korona na madalas sumasanga sa katawan ng bakawan. Ang ugat ay mababaw at nagdadala ng maraming bilang na hugis lapis na pneumatophores.
Ito ay matatagpuan sa mga nabuong putikan (mudbanks) sa may gilid patungong dagat o sa kahabaan ng ilog. Ito ay umaakit ng mga malilit na kulisap (fireflies).
Ang troso ng api-api ay hindi pwedeng gamiting panggatong o uling ngunit ito ay mainam gamitin na pampausok ng goma o ng isda. Ang katas ng heartwood ay ginagamit sa mga herbal na gamot upang makagawa ng isang gamot na pampalakas. Ang abo ng kahoy ng api-api ay maaaring gamitin upang makagawa ng sabon. Ang mga buto naman nitó ay pinakukuluan at kinakain bilang gulay. Paminsan-minsan may mabibili nitó sa mga lokal na pamilihan (ACAL) ed VSA
I volontari di Greenpeace hanno organizzato oggi attività di sensibilizzazione in 21 città italiane per chiedere il bando dei pesticidi dannosi per api e altri impollinatori, l’estensione del bando europeo ai neonicotinoidi e investimenti in pratiche agricole sostenibili. Indossando dei costumi, i volontari dell’organizzazione ambientalista hanno inoltre rappresentato le api costrette a lasciare il loro habitat naturale per colpa dei pesticidi che mettono a rischio la loro sopravvivenza.
A lovely honey bee, Apis mellifera, stands ready for take-off. She will start her day gathering nectar and pollen for the hive. Newly emerged honey bees have more hair on their thorax while older bees have a shiny thorax - appears this little girl is new to the world. Welcome! She will probably only live about 6 to 8 weeks due to working so hard for the honey flow. In the winter time, they can live longer due to less work.
"Ready For Take-Off, Apis mellifera" © by Christy Cox Photography ~ SEE~Stop Enjoy Explore the magic and beauty of nature