Having discovered a fondness for insects while pursuing her degree in Biology, Randi Jones was quite bugged to know that people usually dismissed these little creatures as “creepy-crawlies”.
Killer bees are definitely one of the most feared bees and certainly one bee that has gained a lot of attention in recent years. Killer bees, also known as Africanized bees are definitely different than any bee that you have ever seen. Of course, the movie ‘The Swarm’ did nothing but make killer bees that…
Not all black-and-yellow winged species you notice outside is a honeybees. The species you spotted could also be yellow jacket wasps. While yellow jacket wasps are dangerous to people and can even kill them, they are excellent to have around plants because they eat many garden parasites. These bees could end up a problem for people in…
Carpenter bees, also dubbed the ‘wood boring bee’ got their name from their ability to drill through wood and nest inside the hole that they drilled. These bees are honestly some of the most amazing bees in the world due to the fact that their hole is almost always nearly perfectly the same size: half…
Honeybee farming is a joyous leisure activity, or at the same time a part or full time business. Depending on the type of the farming, you can do it anywhere, even in the urban areas, by simply buying the colonies off from the beekeepers or those captured from the wild. Packed bees or queens are…
There are over twenty thousand different types of bees so it’s really not possible to know them all! But you can tell the difference in some common kinds –by simply by observing bees you will begin to definitely see some of the different personality traits and social characteristics. In this article however, we will go…
Life Cycle of Green Bees Augochlora pura often called a gold-green sweat bee, is a unique species found in the eastern United States featuring remarkable green color. This bee is a significant natural feeder in eastern evergreen woods and other environments. It first appears in the springtime and continues to be productive throughout the warmer months and early autumn….