ENVS 2210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: L. L. Langstroth, Western Honey Bee, Apitoxin
3 Dec 2018
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Unit 01 introduction to honey bees and honey bee biology. Social animals to study: hormone regulation, alcoholism, immunity etc, their architecture, combs built with perfect hexagonal cells to withstand heavy loads and rear bees, dance language, pheromone communication, evolution studies. Benefits from honey bees: honey food and medicine source that is rich in carbohydrates, vitamins and antibacterial components, crop pollination, other hive products beeswax, pollen, propolis and bee venom, source of entertainment. Beekeeping also called apiculture; the care and maintenance of bee colonies for fun and profit. Apis mellifera introduced into the americas by europeans in the 17th century: prior, native americans kept stingless bees which produced far less honey, most useful and important hive design was developed in 1851 by reverend lorenzo. Langstroth: patented a hive with movable frames in which bees built their combs, noticed that combs need to be spaced at least 9mm apart, considered the father of modern beekeeping.
