There's approximately 20,000 species
of bees throughout the world making them the interest of
beekeepers who rely on them to cross pollinate because
when bees do that it changes not only the flowers they
collect pollen from creating new species of flowers, but
it also changes the consistency of the honey the
produce. Beekeepers also track bees when they cross
breed with other species of bees and that's how they
track their habits from mating to origin of where they
come from. Beekeepers will also track their honey
production since different species of bees will also
produce different consistencies of honey.
Most bees were originated from places in Europe, Africa
and some parts of Asia, but with the fact that many bees
were brought over by immigrants to the United States
over the centuries. Bees are found on all continents
except Antarctica. The evolutions of bees are derived
from wasps since they're cousins with the exception that
wasps aren't pollinating insects and their ability to be
organized rivals wasps, beetles, flies, and butterflies.
Bees are also categorized in two social classes that are
ideal for beekeepers to adapt their system of managing
bees and hives.
Most bees born are usually female you have few males,
and females will fight each other for control of the
hive and colony. Now most people when they hear about
the African bee they think killer bees when in fact the
Africanized honeybee is in fact not dangerous as people
make them out to be. It is this species of bee that is
the most popular with beekeepers and the beekeeping
industry alike. The African honeybee are the most
readily used when they produce clover honey which is the
most used and produced honey. One reason that the
African bee is so popular is because they're not an
aggressive species that will readily attack someone, but
they will attack when they're defending the hive and the
Queen-who will go into permanent residence inside the
hive after she becomes pregnant and isn't seen ever
again. Usually most beekeepers remove portions of the
hive, but leave the one that contains the queen where
it's.
Bees are generally docile, but they do get annoying when
they fly around you during picnics because of the fact
that their sense of smell will direct them since they
don't have very good eyesight. Their sense of smell is
what helps them find flowers they pollinate and
sometimes with the food people eat in this world the
smell can mimic flowers which can result in them getting
their scents mixed up. This is why you'll likely find
bees swarming around trash because debris on food
wrappers can attract them because sweet scents resemble
flowers and plants. Beekeepers should be careful about
dispensing their trash because bees can smell sweet
scents for long distances and what can be harmless such
as disposing trash can turn into a huge pest problem
when they start gathering in places that isn't their
normal habitat.