mindblown by the social structure and behavior of a typical honeybee colony. and they don’t even write anything down. it must all be in the genes and learned behavior taught from one generation to the next and maybe pheromones.
2 months ago · 👍 dk, darkghost
Gotta necro this post because BEES! I am an on and off beekeeper - the library I work at has one (1) hive, but it's always a gamble if it survives the winter.
It will never not be amazing to me to see them set up their comb, how fast and accurate they built and how strong a comb is. Our hive is a top bar hive so all the combs are only attached to a bar on top, and they hold 2kg of honey each! It takes strength to crush an empty comb, too, the structure is super sturdy. · 1 month ago
i am now into studying bees. thank you :) · 2 months ago
It's all genes and epigenetics. Wait til you learn that all male bees come from unfertilized eggs. · 2 months ago