honeybees
Striped nectar collectors
Honeybees are social insects of the genus Apis, known for producing honey and beeswax and for their crucial role in pollinating crops and wild plants.
They live in highly organized colonies centered around a single queen, with thousands of female workers and male drones.
The familiar honeybee kept by beekeepers is Apis mellifera, originally from Europe and Africa but now found worldwide.
The orchard relies on honeybees for pollination.
Most powerful chess piece
- workerPerson who toils
- droneUnmanned flying machine
- broodHatchlings as a group
- larvaeImmature metamorphosing creatures
pupa · swarm · superorganism · pheromones · caste · egg-laying · swarming · forager
Hive-keeping grounds
- combToothed grooming implement
- waxPliable waterproof substance
- propolisResinous hive sealant
- beeswaxHoneycomb building material
cells · hexagon · colony · beekeeper · apiculture · beehouse · skep · frames
Floral sugar water
- waxPliable waterproof substance
- combToothed grooming implement
- propolisResinous hive sealant
- manukaNew Zealand shrub
clover · wildflower · acacia · buckwheat · raw · extraction · uncapping · viscosity
Floral reproductive grains
- nectarFloral sugar water
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- cross-pollinationFertilization between different plants
- pollinatorPollen-transferring organism
anther · stigma · floral · scout · orchard · sunflower · clover · wildflower
Low vibrating hum
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- swarmingGathering in large numbers
- groomingSelf-care for appearance
- ventilatingSupplying fresh air
guarding · festooning · robbing · absconding · bearding · fanning · thermoregulation · defensive
queen
Most powerful chess piece
larvae · pupa · swarm · superorganism · pheromones · caste · egg-laying · swarming · forager · attendant
apiary
Hive-keeping grounds
beeswax · cells · hexagon · colony · beekeeper · apiculture · beehouse · skep · frames · supers
nectar
Floral sugar water
manuka · clover · wildflower · acacia · buckwheat · raw · extraction · uncapping · viscosity · golden
pollen
Floral reproductive grains
- nectarFloral sugar water
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
- cross-pollinationFertilization between different plants
pollinator · anther · stigma · floral · scout · orchard · sunflower · clover · wildflower · agricultural
buzzing
Low vibrating hum
ventilating · guarding · festooning · robbing · absconding · bearding · fanning · thermoregulation · defensive · docile
stinger
Venom-injecting body part
thorax · proboscis · mandibles · spiracles · ocelli · tarsi · exoskeleton
- Hymenopterawasps, ants, hornets, sawflies, bumblebees
- pollinator conservationcolony collapse, monarch migration, pollinator gardens, bumblebees, milkweed
- superorganismsant colony, ant colonies, termite colony, Portuguese man-of-war, army ants
- insectsant, ants, butterfly, butterflies, beetle
- domesticated animalscow, dogs, pig, cats, horses
- invertebratesinvertebrate, arthropod, arthropods, mollusk, crustacean
honeybeeslocusts
Swarming crop-destroying grasshoppers
aphids · crop pests · termites · parasites · invasive species
honeybeeswasps
Flying insects with stingers
hornets · yellowjackets · parasitic wasps · killer bees · Africanized bees