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Orchid Bees (The Euglossines) - US Forest Service The "orchid bees" (the euglossini tribe within the bee family Apidae) are found in forests from Mexico to southeastern Brazil They are easily distinguished from other bees by their extremely long thin tongues, which can equal twice the length of the body, and their shiny metallic coloration They also have fewer hairs than most other bees
Western honey bee - Wikipedia 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
Pollen Protein: Lipid Macronutrient Ratios May Guide Broad . . . Declines in the abundance and diversity of flowering plant species generate nutritional stressors for bees, driving population declines of wild and managed bee species across the world [1,2,3,4,5] Thus, there is increasing interest in defining the nutritional needs of bee species and using this information to optimize planting schemes that
Solitary Bees: 8 facts to know plus an identification resource It cites the recent European Red List for Bees 14 which shows that nearly one in ten species of wild bees are facing extinction The State of Nature 2013 report 15 shows that 52% of UK solitary bees have declined in recent decades It adds that more than half of the bee, butterfly and moth species studied have declined over the last half a century
Bees evolved from ancient supercontinent, diversified faster . . . –The first bees evolved on an ancient supercontinent more than 120 million years ago, diversifying faster and spreading wider than previously suspected, a new study shows Led by Washington State University researchers, the study provides a new best estimate for when and where bees first evolved
Evaluation of the nutritive value of maize for honey bees The brood-rearing success depended on diet: bees living on mixed pollen showed the highest productivity, rearing more brood than bees fed maize pollen or bees fed the artificial diet The dietary quality is again reflected in the longevity Maize bees had a shorter life expectancy than bees nourished with mixed pollen