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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 2018
BARROW NEWS-JOURNAL
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A bee is a winged insect that is black and yellow in color. Bees live on every Continent in the World, except
Antarctica. There are over 20,000 total bee species. They are much like their relatives, the wasps, yet they
are quite different in nature. While wasps feed on insects, most bees make their own food--honey. This is the
only type of food made by an animal in nature that humans also consume. During honey production, bees
also produce a type of wax which people have found many uses for, such as making candles or developing
different types of skin products. The most important thing a bee does is not making honey; they are responsi
ble for pollinating flowers and plants. When bees fly from flower to flower to collect pollen and nectar for food
and honey production, extra pollen sticks to special hairs on the bees and gets deposited onto other flowers.
This act of pollination and cross-pollination fertilizes the flowers and allows them to grow and reproduce. Most
species of bees are social creatures and live in hives, or colonies. Each colony has three classes of bees: the
queen, the drones, and the workers. The queen is responsible for laying eggs and reproducing more bees
and queens. In honeybee colonies, the eggs that a queen lays become female, and eggs laid by the worker
bees become male bees. The drones are responsible for fertilizing the queen’s eggs, and the workers are
the bees that produce the waxes, bee bread, and honey. The organization of a bee colony is highly complex
and amazingly organized; every bee has a specific job to do for the duration of its life. It is important to know
that bees are currently in a decline. A phenomenon known as CCD, or colony collapse disorder, has begun to
affect bee communities. Many bees have died from CCD. Researchers are not exactly sure of the cause, but
they suspect that disease, pollution, and pesticides could all play a part in their decline. Experts recommend
to never kill bees; instead, have a professional relocate them, if necessary. Remember, bees are our allies!
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